Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 230532 AAA
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 230400-231600
OUTLOOK...231600-240400
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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...HI PRES XTNDS TO THE N OF THE ATLC FCST AREA WITH
RIDGING ACRS NRN FL INTO THE GLFMEX. A COUPLE OF SFC TROFS ALIGN
WI ONE ANOTHER FM NE TO SW FM THE ATLC...ACRS ISLANDS AND INTO
THE CARIB. WRN TROF FM NR 31N73W INTO A WK AREA OF LO PRES NR
15N78W. ERN TROF FM NR 23N72W-12N73W. SHARP UPR-LVL TROF CONTS FM
THE WRN ATLC INTO THE CNTRL CARIB...UNSETTLED WX CONT TO THE EAST
OF THE TROF AND ASSOC WI THE SFC TROFS. SCT SHRA AND ISOL-WDLY
SCT TSRA AND OCNL MVFR CIGS ARE ASSOC WI THESE AREAS. OVR THE SRN
GLFMEX MORE TRANQUIL WX CONTS WITH SOME PATCHY MVFR CIG/VIS OVR
THE WRN PTNS. ACRS WRN AND ERN PTNS OF CARIB MORE AVERAGE
ISOL-WDLY SCT SHRA WI ONLY AN OCNL MVFR CIG. AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE FCST PD FRESH WND OVR THE NRN CARIB...THESE ARE XPC TO SPREAD
INTO SRN MIAMI FIR BY EARLY MORNING AS AREA OF LO PRES FORMS ALG
ERN TROF ALSO INCR CHCS OF CNVTV ACT IN THIS AREA.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W OF 91W...SCT015. OCNL BKN015 TOP 030. OCNL VIS 3-5SM HZ. WND
  OCNL E TO SE AT 20KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG HZ WND.
E OF 91W...SCT020. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
NW OF 32N65W-23N77W LN...SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP 120. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...VFR ISOL SHRA.
SE OF 26N58W-15N65W...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040 TOP 150.
  ISOL-WDLY SCT SHRA.  OTLK...VFR SHRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 BKN035 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  VIS OCNL 3-5SM RA. SCT TO NMRS SHRA. ISOL-WDLY SCT TSRA. WND
  ESE 20G25KT AFT 10Z S 23N IN MIAMI FIR. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR
  CIG SHRA TSRA...WND BTN S 26N.
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WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
SCT020 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP 150. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL
  TSRA. WND E OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND OCNL MVFR CIG.
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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 TO NMRS SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. WND OVR WTRS ESE 20G25KT.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
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CURACAO FIR...NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON
FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR... ...AMD...
E OF 75W...SCT020 BKN035 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  SCT TO NMRS SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA. WND ESE
  20G25KT BTN 70-74W...WND ENE 20G25KT
  N OF 17N AND E OF 80W. OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
W OF 75W...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN020 TOP 150. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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HABANA FIR
E OF 23N77W-20N81W...SCT015 BKN035 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL
  BKN015. VIS OCNL 3-5SM RA. SCT TO NMRS SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. WND
  ENE 20G25KT WTRS S 20N. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN020 TOP 150. ISOL SHRA. ISOL TSRA
  WTRS S OF CUBA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. 18Z CUBA VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...130-155 N TO 145-170 S.
  CARIB...145-150 N TO 170-175 SE AND SW.
  SRN GLFMEX...170-175.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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