Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FAGX20 KKCI 121932 AAA
OFAGX
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 131900Z
FCST...121900Z-130700Z
OTLK...130700Z-131900Z
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
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CSTL WATERS FROM COASTLINE OUT TO HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND GLFMEX
MIAMI OCEANIC FIR AND W OF 85W. HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND MIAMI
OCEANIC FIR.
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ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR
CONDS.
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01 SYNOPSIS...AT 18Z LOPRES DEVELOPED OVR BAHAMAS WITH ASSOCD
STNRY FNT EXTDG WWD THRU FL KEYS INTO CNTRL GLFMEX MIAMI FIR.
THIS FEATURE TRANSITIONS INTO A WRMFNT IN NRN GLFMEX HOUSTON FIR
FM 26N86W-28N94W AND CONTINUES WWD THRU PSX. THE WRMFNT IS
ACCOMPANIED BY SCT SHRA AND ISOL CNVTV THRUT FCST PD. BY 13/00Z
LOPRES REMAINS OVR BAHAMAS WITH STNRY FNT REMAINS THRU FL KEYS
EXTDG WWD THRU THE CNTRL GLFMEX MIAMI FIR. THE WRMFNT WL MOV
FARTHER NWD AND WL STRETCH THRU THE LA CSTL WTRS TO THE LCH AREA.
THIS FEATURE WL BE ASSOCD WITH WDLY SCT SHRA AND ISOL TO SCT
CNVTV ALG AND AHD OF THE WRMFNT. THE WRN PORTIONS OF THE GLFMEX
WWD TO THE TX CSTL WTRS WL CONTINUE WITH ONSHORE FLOW AIDING IN
STREAMING IN MARINE LAYER STRATUS WITH MVFR CIGS TO OCNL IFR CIG
BR HZ GOING INTO THE OTLK PD.
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02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...UPDT...
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CSTL WTRS...UPDT...
BRO-GLS...SCT015 BKN035. OCNL BKN015 LYRD TOPS TO FL300.
  OCNL VIS 3-5SM HZ. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB TOPS FL430. BECMG 0004
  SCT020 BKN035. OCNL BKN020 TOPS TO 150. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR HZ.
  ISOL SHRA. OTLK...MVFR CIG BR BECMG VFR AFT 16Z.
GLS-GPT...SCT012 BKN020 BKN035. OCNL BKN012 LYRD TOPS TO FL300.
  OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR HZ. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO SCT TSRA. CB
  TOPS FL450. WND OCNL ESE G20KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG BR SHRA TSRA
  WND.
GPT-AAF...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 LYRD TOPS TO FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/ISOL TSRA. CB TOP FL450. BECMG 0607 SCT020 BKN050. OCNL
  BKN020 LYRD TOPS TO FL280. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/ISOL TSRA. CB TOPS TO FL400. OTLK...MVFR CIG BR SHRA
  TSRA.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
N 25N/W 89W...SCT015 SCT025 BKN035. OCNL BKN025 LYRD TOPS TO
  FL280. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR HZ. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. CB TOPS
  FL430. OCNL WND ESE 20KT. BECMG 0809 SCT008 BKN012 OVC020. OCNL
  BKN008 LYRD TOPS TO 150. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...IFR CIG BR SHRA BECMG MVFR CIG BR SHRA AFT 16Z.
N 25/E 89W...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB TOPS FL400. BECMG
  0506 SCT020 BKN050. OCNL BKN020 TOPS 120. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG VIS BR BECMG VFR AFT 16Z.
ELSW...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040 LYRD TOPS 120. ISOL SHRA. BECMG
  0506 SCT020 BKN040. OCNL BKN020 TOPS 120. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG VIS BR BECMG VFR AFT 16Z.
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03 ICE AND FRZLVL...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS ZULU WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...135-155 NE TO 155-165 SW.
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04 TURB...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS TANGO WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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