Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
565 FACA20 KKCI 250330 OFAMKC INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI VALID 250400-251600 OUTLOOK...251600-260400 . ATLANTIC S OF 32N W OF 57W...CARIBBEAN...GULF OF MEXICO BTN 22N AND 24N. . ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS. SFC TO 400MB. . SYNOPSIS...SEE LATEST NHC FORECAST FOR TC HELENE... AT 25/03Z...THE NRN ATLC SWRN NY FIR HAS A SFC TROF NR 30N61W EXTDS SWWD TO NRN MIAMI FIR NR 28N78W. A SECONDARY TROF IN CNTRL NY FIR IS NR 26N59W EXTDS SWWD TO SRN MIAMI FIR NR 21N69W. THESE FEATURE ARE ASSOCD WITH ISOL SHRA AND CNVTV. A TRPCL WV E OF WRN PIARCO FIR CONTINUES TO STREAM MOISTURE WWD INTO WRN PIARCO FIR RESULTING IN SHRA AND CNVTV THRUT FCST PD. THE SWRN CARIB TC HELENE BY 25/03Z IS LOCD NR 19.9N 85.5W WITH CURRENT SUSTAINED WNDS 50KT WITH GUSTS TO 60KT IS MOVG WNW AT 9KT. BY 25/12Z TC HELENE WL BE LOCATED NR 21.1N 86.3W WITH WNDS OF 65G80KT. THEN BY 26/00Z TC HELENE WL BE NR 22.7N 86.4W WITH WNDS OF 75G90KT. TC HELENE WL BRING MVFR AND WIDESPREAD IFR CONDS AS THE STORM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES THRU TOMORROW. TC HELENE WL BRING STORM FORCE WNDS IN THE NWRN CARIB FIRS WITH XPCD WNDS BECOMING HURRICANE FORCE WNDS XPCD BY WED MIDDAY HEADING INTO THE OTLK PD. THIS STORM IS XPCD TO CONT TO TRACK NWD INTO THE SE GLFMEX BY THURS AFTN. . SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX... ERN MONTERREY FIR SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. BECMG 1416 SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOPS ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. . ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...SAN JUAN FIR SE OF 26N59W-21N67W LN...SCT025 BKN050. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. ELSW...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. . ATLC MIAMI FIR SCT020 SCT050. BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. BECMG 1416 SCT025 BKN050. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. . WRN PIARCO FIR SCT025 BKN050. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR TSRA SHRA. . NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OCNL WND E 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND. . SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR HISPANIOLA... SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. ISOL TO SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. 04Z SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA AFT 18Z. WTRS...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA TIL 04Z. OTLK...VFR SHRA. . NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. WND SE 20KT AFT 08Z. OTLK...VFR SHRA WND. . NRN PANAMA FIR SCT020 BKN035 OVC050. OCNL BKN020 TOPS ABV FL240. SCT SHRA/ISOL TO SCT TSRA. WND SSE 20KT W 79W. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA...WND W 79W. . KINGSTON FIR...HABANA FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR ...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR TC HELENE... WI 90NM OF CNTR...CIG BLW 010/VIS BLW 3SM RA BR. TOPS LYRD ABV FL240. NMRS SHRA/SCT-NMRS TSRA. WND VRB 40-50G60KT. OTLK...LIFR CIG RA SHRA TSRA WND. BTWN 90-150NM OF CNTR...BKN015 BKN-OVC050. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA. NMRS SHRA/SCT TSRA. WND VRB 35-45G55KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG RA SHRA TSRA WND. BTWN 150-240NM OF CNTR...SCT025 BKN035 OVC080. TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA. WND VRB 35-40G50KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND. ELSW...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. . ICE AND FRZLVL... NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT. FRZLVL... ATLC...170 N TO 160 S. CARIB...160 SE TO 170 NW. GLFMEX...160 NW TO 170 SE. . TURB... NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT. ....