Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
898 FACA20 KKCI 251530 OFAMKC INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI VALID 251600-260400 OUTLOOK...260400-261600 . 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 ADVISORY FOR TC HELENE... AT 25/15Z TC HELENE IS CNTRD NR 21.6N 86.3W MOVG NNW AT 9KT WI MAX SUSTND WNDS OF 70G85KT. HELENE IS EXPCD TO CONT STRNGTNG THRU THE FCST AND OTLK PDS. CONDS WILL STRT TO DETRTE WI INCRS WNDS...LWR CIGS AND REDUCD VIS FOR PRTS OF THE MERIDA AND HABANA FIRS. CONDS SHLD RMN THE SAME FOR THE NERN CNTRL AMER FIR AND KINGSTON FIRS. GOING INTO THE OTLK PD THE NC AMER FIR AND KINGSTON FIRS WILL SEE CONDS IMPROV IN TERMS OF OVRL CIG AND VIS REDUCTNS BUT HVY RAIN AND TSTMS WILL STILL OCR. ELSW A TRPCL WVE NR 55W XTNDG S FRM 17N IS MOVG WWD AT 10KT. THIS IS AND WILL CONT TO BRNG SHWRS AND TSTMS TO THE ERN MAIQUETIA AND WRN PIARCO FIRS THRU BOTH PDS. THE SERN PRTNS OF THE SAN JUAN FIR WILL SEE CNVTV ACTVTY FRM THIS WVE AS WELL. A HI PRES NR 23N61W WILL LMT CNVTV ACTVTY OVR THE RMNDR OF THE MIAMI...NEW YORK AND SAN JUAN FIRS THRU BOTH PDS. . SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX... ERN MONTERREY FIR SCT025 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. . ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR BTN 28N-25N...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. ELSW...SCT030 SCT060. S 25N OCNL BKN050. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. . ATLC MIAMI FIR N 24N...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. S 24N...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. . SAN JUAN FIR N 20N...SCT030. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. S 20N...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN040. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA...S 18N TSRA. . WRN PIARCO FIR N 11N...SCT015 SCT-BKN045. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. S 11N...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. . NRN MAIQUETIA FIR NW 11N67W-14N65W LN...SCT020 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. SE 11N67W-14N65W LN...SCT015 SCT050. OCNL BKN045. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. . CURACAO FIR SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. . SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR HISPANIOLA...SCT020 SCT050. BECMG 1820 SCT015 SCT-BKN045. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. WTRS...SCT025 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. . NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON FIR W 75W...SCT015 SCT-BKN045. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. N 17N WND S 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA...N 17N WND. E 75W...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA. . HABANA FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR ...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR TC HELENE... WI 20NM OF CNTR...BKN008 OVC025. VIS BLW 1SM RA BR. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. NMRS SHRA/SCT-NMRS TSRA. WND VRB 60-70G85KT. OTLK...LIFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND. BTN 20-60NM OF CNTR...BKN015 BKN-OVC050. VIS 1-3SM RA BR. NMRS SHRA/SCT TSRA. WND VRB 45-55G70KT. OTLK...IFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND. BTN 60-210NM OF CNTR...SCT025 BKN035 OVC080. TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA. WND VRB 30-40G55KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND. ELSW...SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN040. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. . ICE AND FRZLVL... NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT. FRZLVL... WATLC...155 SE TO 170 N. CARIB...155-165. GLFMEX...165-175. . TURB... NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT. ....