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FACA20 KKCI 241530
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 241600-250400
OUTLOOK...250400-251600
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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... ...SEE LATEST NHC FORECAST FOR TC HELENE...
AT 15Z...A STNRY FNT WAS LCTD FM 27N60W TO 24N66W TO 24N78W WITH
ENHD SHRA/TSRA ALG THIS FEATURE. A SFC TROF TO THE N WL MOV S E
OF 70W AND WL BE LCTD ALG 30N BY THE END OF THE FCST PD. IN THE
SWRN CARIB TC HELENE HAS DEVLP AND IS LOCD NR 19.5N 84.3W.
CURRENT SUSTAINED WNDS 40KT WITH GUSTS TO 50KT. AND IS MOVG NW AT
10KT. BY 00Z HELENE WL BE NR 20.9N 85.7W WITH WNDS OF 50G60KT. BY
12Z TOMORROW HELENE WL BE NR 21.5N 86.3W WITH WNDS OF 65KTG75KT.
TC HELENE WILL BRNG MVFR WITH MORE WIDESPREAD IFR CONDS AS THE
STORM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES THRU TOMORROW. NMRS SHWRS AND SCT TSTMS
WITH TROPICAL FORCE WNDS IN THE NWRN CARIB FIRS WI THIS SYSTM ARE
XPCTD WITH HURRICANE FORCE WNDS XPCTD BY 12Z TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS STORM IS XPCTD TO CONT TO TRACK NWD INTO THE SE GLFMEX BY
WEDNESDAY AFTN.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR
SCT020. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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NRN MERIDA FIR
E 90W...SCT020 OCNL BKN020. TOP ABV FL240.
  WDLY SCT TO SCT SHRA/TSRA. WND NE-E 20-25KT
  OTLK...MVFR CIG VIS RA SHRA TSRA WND...OCNL IFR CIG/VIS RA.
RMNDR...SCT020. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
E 70W/N 28N...SCT020 OCNL BKN025 TOP FL200.
  ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
SE 27N60W TO 24N68W LN...SCT020. OCNL BKN025 TOP FL180.
  ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT020. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR
BTWN 22N AND 25N...SCT020. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA...OCNL MVFR CIG W OF 76W.
RMNDR...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
SCT015 OCNL BKN015 TOP FL180. WDLY SCT TSRA/SHRA...MAINLY E 61W.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG TSRA SHRA.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT020. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OCNL WND E 20KT IN CURACAO FIR.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA...OCNL WND IN CURACAO FIR.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA... SCT020. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR TSRA.
WTRS...SCT020. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR...TSRA SHRA.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
BKN015. TOP ABV FL240. SCT SHRA/TSRA. WND SE-S 20-25KT W OF 79W.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA...WND W OF 79W.
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KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR...HABANA FIR
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR TC HELENE...
WI 180SM OF HELENE CNTR...BKN020 TOP ABV FL240. VIS 3-5SM RA BR.
  OCNL VIS 1-3SM RA. NMRS SHRA/TSRA. WND NE-S 30-40G50KT.
  WND INCRS AT 00Z TO 40-50G60KT HIGHEST WNDS WI 20SM NE OF CNTR.
  OTLK...MVFR OCNL IFR CIG VIS RA SHRA TSRA WND.
W 24N82W TO 24N82W TO 20N78W TO 15N78W LN...BKN025 TOP ABV FL240.
  OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA. SCT SHRA/TSRA. WND E-SE 20-35G40KT.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG VIS SHRA TSRA WND.
RMNDR...SCT-BKN025 TOP ABV FL240. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  ATLC...170 NW TO 160 SE.
  CARIB...160 SE TO 170 NW.
  GLFMEX...160-170.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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