Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 220330
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 220400-221600
OUTLOOK...221600-230400
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ATLANTIC S OF 32N W OF 57W...CARIBBEAN...GULF OF MEXICO BTN 22N
AND 24N.
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ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR
CONDS. SFC TO 400MB.
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SYNOPSIS...AREA OF SFC LO PRES OVR THE ATLC NR 28N75W...SFC TROFS
XTND FM THE LOW TO THE NE NR 30N73W AND TO THE SW TO NR 24N82W.
ANOTHER SFC TROF FM NR 19N77W-24N72W. A LARGE UPR-LVL TROF XTNDS
FM THE WRN ATLC INTO THE CNTRL CARIB...THIS HAS INDUCED A LARGE
AREA OF UNSETTLED WX FM THE CENTRAL CARIB NW THRU THE ATLC SWRN
NY FIR. AREAS OF SCT TSRA OVR THE CNTRL CARIB AND WDLY SCT TSRA
TO SCT TSRA OVR THE ATLC ARE ASSOC WITH THIS TROF AND SFC TROFS.
HIGH PRES CNTRD OVR THE CAROLINA CSTS INTO GA WITH RIDGING XTNDG
SW INTO THE GLFMEX INDUCING MOSTLY TRANQUIL WX THERE WITH SOME
MVFR OVR MAINLY THE WRN PTNS OF THE GULF...OTRW MVFR CIG/VIS
ASSOC MAINLY WI CNVTV AREAS. WNDS ARE STRONGEST OVR THE CNTRL
CARIB WITH FRESH TO STG AND OCNL GUSTS TO NR GALE...WNDS
MOD-FRESH OVR THE REST OF THE CARIB...GLFMEX AND FAR SRN ATLC.
LIGHTER WNDS OVR THE REST OF THE ATLC OUTSIDE OF CNVTV ACT. NO
SGFNT MOVMT IN FEATURES XPC THRU THE OUTLOOK PD.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W OF 90W...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN020 TOP 050. OCNL VIS 5SM
  BR/HZ. WND ESE OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA WND.
E OF 90W...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040 TOP 110. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
NW OF 32N71W-26N79W...SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP 050. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...VFR.
S OF 22N AND E 62W...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040 TOP FL200. CI
  ABV. WDLY SCT SHRA. WND E OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
RMNDR...SCT020 BKN035 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. VIS OCNL
  3-5SM RA. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG
  SHRA TSRA.
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WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
SCT020 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP FL200. CI ABV. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  WND E OCNL 20KT. ISOL TSRA W 66W. OTLK...VFR SHRA WND...TSRA W
  66W.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
SCT015 BKN035 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN015. VIS OCNL
  3-5SM RA. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. WND OVR WTRS S FM E-SE
  20G25KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA...WND WTRS.
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CURACAO FIR...NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON
FIR
E OF 81W...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040 TOP FL180. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  WND E OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT015 BKN035 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN015. VIS OCNL
  3-5SM RA. SCT-NMRS SHRA. WDLY SCT-SCT TSRA. WND ENE-SE 20-30KT.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND.
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HABANA FIR
E 81W...SCT015 BKN035 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN015. VIS OCNL
  3-5SM RA. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT-SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG
  SHRA TSRA...WND WTRS S.
W 81W...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040 TOP FL180. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  WND E OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA. 18Z TSRA CUBA.
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NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040 TOP 150. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...130-145 N TO 140-165 S.
  CARIB...140 N TO 160-170 SW.
  SRN GLFMEX...155 E TO 175 W.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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