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FACA20 KKCI 250330
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 250400-251600
OUTLOOK...251600-260400
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
SCT025 BKN050. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR TSRA SHRA.
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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.
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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.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR
SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  WND SE 20KT AFT 08Z. OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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