Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 280330
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 280400-281600
OUTLOOK...281600-290400
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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...THE WRN CARIB WILL REMAIN ACTIVE THRU THE FCST PD AS A
TRPCL WV NR 83W S OF 18N MOVG W AT 15KT INTERACTS WITH A DVLPG
LOW PRES SYSTEM OVR CNTRL AMER. SCT TSRA...STG TO NR GALE FORCE
SELY WNDS AND OCNL MVFR CONDITIONS XPCD OVR PTNS OF THE
PANAMA...KINGSTON...NERN CNTRL AMER...AND HABANA FIRS. THERE IS
ANOTHER TRPCL WV NR 52W S OF 19N MOVG W AT 10-15KT. CNVTV ACT
ASSOC WITH THIS FEATURE MAY IMPACT THE PIARCO FIR DURG THE OTLK
PD. A SFC RIDGE OF HI PRES WILL PREVAIL ACRS THE WRN ATLC THRU
THE CNTRL GLFMEX. SCT CNVTN WILL CONT ACRS THE CNTRL PTN OF THE
SWRN ATLC NEW YORK FIR AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
THRU. A STNRY FNT ALG THE MID-ATLC COAST THRU THE SERN U.S. MAY
ALLOW ISOL TSRA TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NWRN PTNS OF THE NEW YORK
FIR AS WELL. TSRA ACT ASSOC WITH THE CNTRL AMER LOW ARE XPCD TO
BEGIN MOVG INTO THE ERN PTNS OF THE NRN MERIDA FIR DURG THE OTLK
PD.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W OF 95W...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. ISOL
  SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
E OF 90W...SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND.
  RMNDR...SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR
SE OF 30N61W-24N68W LN...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
NW OF 32N68W-27N74W LN...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP ABV
  FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 SCT060 BKN120 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020
  BKN060. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA...OCNL MVFR CIG BR.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR
NWRN HALF...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. BKN CI ABV.
  ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
SERN HALF...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA.
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SAN JUAN FIR
ISLANDS...SCT020 SCT030. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA...TSRA AFT
  18Z.
WTRS...
  S 18N...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OCNL WND E 20KT.
    OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
  N 18N...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT020 SCT030. OCNL BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA...TSRA AFT 17Z.
WTRS...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND.
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CURACAO FIR...NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR
SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OCNL WND E 20KT.
OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
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NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
W OF 78W...SCT015 BKN-OVC080 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN015.
  NMRS SHRA. SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. WND ESE 20-25G30KT.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND...OCNL MVFR CIG BR.
E OF 78W...SCT020 SCT080. OCNL BKN080 TOP ABV FL240. BKN-OVC CI
  ABV. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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HABANA FIR
CUBA...SCT020. BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA...TSRA AFT
  18Z.
WTRS...
  W 80W/S 22N...SCT015 BKN-OVC080 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL
    BKN015. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. WND SE
    20G25KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND...OCNL MVFR CIG BR.
  RMNDR WTRS...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
    OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...150-165.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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