Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 270330
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 270400-271600
OUTLOOK...271600-280400
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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...A WEAK RIDGE OF SFC HI PRES XTNDS ACRS THE WRN
ATLC...NRN CARIB...AND GLFMEX. TWO SFC TROFS NR A 31N73W-27N79W
LN AND 31N69W-28N72W LN AND AN ASSOC UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
RESULT IN CONT WDLY SCT TSRA AND GSTY SW WNDS ACRS NRN PTNS OF
THE ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR. A TRPCL WV NR 77W FM JAMAICA TO
COLUMBIA IS MOVG W AT 20KT. THERE IS ALSO A DVLPG MID-LEVEL LOW
PRES NR CNTRL AMER. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL COMBINE TO RESULT
WDSPRD CNVTV ACT ACRS THE SWRN PTN OF THE CARIB. THIS AREA WILL
ALSO SEE STG TO NR GALE FORCE ESE WNDS. ACRS THE REST OF THE
CARIB AND WRN ATLC...NSW XPCD OUTSIDE OF ISOL TSRA. AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVR THE SWRN GLFMEX WILL RESULT IN INCRS TSRA
OVR THE ERN MONTERREY FIR AND WRN PTNS OF THE MERIDA FIR DURG THE
PD.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W 91W...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  ISOL TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
E 91W...SCT020. OCNL SKC. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR
SE OF 30N61W-25N69W LN...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP ABV
  FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
NW OF 32N70W-27N75W LN...SCT030. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 BKN050 BKN120 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. SCT
  SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. N 27N...WND SSW
  20-25G30KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA...OCNL MVFR CIG BR. WND N 28N.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR
N 24N...SCT020 SCT-BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. WDLY SCT
  SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
S 24N...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SAN JUAN FIR
WTRS...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
ISLANDS...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA...TSRA AFT 17Z.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
SCT020 SCT040. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL
TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA. WND ESE 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT020. OCNL BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA...TSRA AFT 17Z.
WTRS...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. S OF
  18N...OCNL WND ESE 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL
AMER FIR
S 18N...SCT020 BKN080 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. NMRS SHRA.
  SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. WND ESE 20-25G30KT. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA TSRA WND...OCNL MVFR CIG BR.
N 18N...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  OCNL WND E 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND...OCNL MVFR CIG BR.
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HABANA FIR
CUBA...SCT020 SCT030. OCNL VIS 5SM BR. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA...TSRA AFT 17Z.
WTRS...
  E 80W...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
    SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
  W 80W...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...145 E TO 160 W.
  CARIB...155 TO 165.
  SRN GLFMEX...160 E TO 175 W.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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