Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 051530
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 051600-060400
OUTLOOK...060400-061600
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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...UNSETTLED WX CONT ACRS MUCH OF THE WRN ATLC AND CARIB
DUE TO A PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL TROF OVR THE AREA. A SFC TROF
LOCATED NR A 24N58W-19N79W LN IS SERVING AS A FOCUS FOR MORE
ORGANIZED CNVTV ACT. WDLY SCT TO SCT TSRA XPCD TO CONT THROUGH
THE GREATER ANTILLES...SRN BAHAMAS...AND PTNS OF THE ATLC SWRN
NEW YORK AND SAN JUAN FIRS THRU THE PD. A WK CDFNT WILL BE
ENTERING THE FAR NERN PTNS OF THE NEW YORK FIR...BUT NSW XPCD
WITH THIS FEATURE. A TRPCL WAVE OVR THE SERN CARIB NR 57W S OF
14N MOVG W AT 10KT. ONLY ISOL CNVTV ACT BEING OBSERVED WITH THE
FEATURE. A WK RIDGE OF HI PRES WILL REMAIN OVR THE GLFMEX. MOD
SLY RETURN FLOW AND OCNL MVFR CIG AND VIS WILL IMPACT WRN PTNS OF
THE MONTERREY FIR...BUT OTRW NSW XPCD FOR THE SRN GLFMEX.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W 95W...SCT020. OCNL BKN020 TOP 030. OCNL VIS 5SM HZ. OCNL WND SE
 20KT. OTLK...VFR...OCNL MVFR CIG BR.
E 95W...SKC. SCT020 MNLY E OF 90W. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...
SE OF 24N68W-27N59W LN...SCT020 BKN040 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020
  VIS 3-5SM RA BR. SCT SHRA/WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
S 30N/W 73W...SCT020 BKN040 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL
  TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
N 31N/E 70W...BKN040-045 TOP 100. OTLK...VFR.
RMNDR...SCT040. OCNL BKN040 TOP 060. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR...
SE OF 24N78W-25N73W LN...SCT020 BKN040 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL
  BKN020. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TO SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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SAN JUAN FIR...
N OF 17N...SCT020 BKN040-060 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. SCT
  SHRA. WDLY SCT TO SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA. AFT 21Z...OCNL BKN040 TOP ABV
  FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
N 14N/W 60W...SCT020 BKN040-050 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. WDLY
  SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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CURACAO FIR...NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
SCT020 BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL
TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT020 SCT050. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP FL200. WDLY SCT
  SHRA. BECMG 1719...SCT020 BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. SCT SHRA. WDLY
  SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
WTRS...SCT020 BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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KINGSTON FIR...HABANA FIR
ISLANDS...SCT020 SCT060-080. BECMG 1719...SCT020 BKN050 TOP ABV
  FL240. OCNL BKN020. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA
  BR. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
WTRS E 80W/N 17N...SCT020 BKN050 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. SCT
  SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. OTLK...VFR SHRA
  TSRA.
RMNDR WTRS...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...140-150 N TO 155-160 S.
  CARIB...155-160 N TO 165-170 S.
  SRN GLFMEX...155 NW TO 170 SE.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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