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FAGX20 KKCI 270130
OFAGX
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 280200Z
FCST...270200Z-271400Z
OTLK...271400Z-280200Z
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
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CSTL WATERS FROM COASTLINE OUT TO HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND GLFMEX
MIAMI OCEANIC FIR AND W OF 85W. HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND MIAMI
OCEANIC FIR.
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ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR
CONDS.
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01 SYNOPSIS...
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY ON TC HELENE...
AS OF 27/01Z TC HELENE IS A CAT 4 HURCN CNTRD NR 29.1N 84.2W MOVG
NNE AT 21KT WI MAX SUSTND WNDS OF 120G140KT. WNDS GREATER THAN
64KTS XTND 50SM FM CNTR WITH WNDS GREATER THAN 50KT XTNDG 100SM
FM CNTR. E OF 88W FOR BOTH CSTL WTRS AND GULF FIRS LOW VIS...CIGS
AND HURCN FRCE WNDS WILL PRST FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE FCST PD
BEFORE RAPID IMPROVEMENT AS TC HELENE MOVS QUICKLY TO THE N. W OF
88W SKC-SCT SKIES AND FRESH BREEZES ALG CSTL WTRS E OF LFT AND
INTO THE NRN HOUSTON FIR. WNDS WL DCRS THRU THE PD. FAIR CONDS WL
RETURN ACRS THE GLFMEX DURING THE OTLK PD WITH HELENE XPCTD TO BE
WELL INLAND WITH THE CNTR FCST NR BNA BY THE END OF THE OTLK PD.
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02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
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CSTL WTRS...
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY ON TC HELENE...
BRO-GPT...SKC-SCT020. OCNL WND N 20KT E OF LFT TIL 10Z.
  OTLK...VFR.
GPT-MOB...SCT020.
  WND NW-N 20-35G45KT WITH HIGHER END WNDS NR MOB. OTLK...VFR.
MOB-AAF...BKN008 OVC020. TOPS LYRD ABV FL450. VIS BLW 1SM RA BR.
  NMRS SHRA/SCT-NMRS TSRA. CB TOPS ABV FL450.
  WND W-N NR AND S AAF 50-60G80KT.
 AFT 07Z...SKC-SCT020. WND W 20-30G35KT DCRSG THRU PD.
  OTLK...VFR WND.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY ON TC HELENE...
E 88W...
 NE CORNER OF MIAMI FIR...
  TIL 04Z...BKN015. VIS 3-5SM RA. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA.
   WND W 25-40G50KT.
  AFT 04Z...SCT-BKN050. TOPS TO FL300. WDLY SCT SHRA TIL 10Z.
  ISOL TSRA TIL 10Z. CB TOPS ABV FL450.
  WND W 20-30KT DCRSG THRU PD. OTLK...VFR.
 RMNDR...SCT-BKN030. TOPS TO FL300. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA.
  ISOL TSRA. CB TOPS TO FL420. WNDS W 20-30KT DCRSG THRU THE PD.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA...OCNL MVFR CIG AFT 20Z S OF 25N.
W 88W...SKC-SC020. OCNL WND W-N 20KT BTWN 88W-90W TIL 06Z.
  OTLK...VFR.
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03 ICE AND FRZLVL...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS ZULU WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...170.
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04 TURB...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS TANGO WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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