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FAGX20 KKCI 251830
OFAGX
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 261900Z
FCST...251900Z-260700Z
OTLK...260700Z-261900Z
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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 FOR TC HELENE...
AT THE 25/15Z NHC ADVY TC HELENE IS A CAT 1 HURCN CNTRD NR 21.6N
86.3W MOVG NNW AT 9KT WI MAX SUSTND WNDS OF 70G85KT. HELENE WILL
CONT TO MOV N TWRD THE ERN PRTN OF THE HOUSTON FIR AND ALL OF THE
GLFMEX MIAMI FIR. CONDS WILL CONT TO WORSEN FOR THE CSTL WTRS FRM
GPT-AAF AND THE FIRS MNTD ABV. WNDS WILL RNG FRM FRESH BREEZES
CLSR TO THE CSTL WTRS TO HURCN FRCE WNDS NR THE CNTR OF THE TC.
CIGS AND VIS WILL LWR AND OCNL LIFR CONDS CAN BE EXPCD. ELSW A
CLD FNT IS MOV SE TWRD THE SRN GULF STATES AND WILL BRNG SHWRS
AND TSTMS TO MJRTY OF THE REST OF THE CSTL WTR AREAS. W OF 89W
WILL RMN MSTLY DRY.
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02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
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CSTL WTRS...
BRO-LFT...SCT025 SCT060. OCNL BKN040. TOP 150. ISOL TO WDLY SCT
  SHRA/ISOL TSRA. CB TOPS FL430. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
LFT-GPT...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050. TOP 120. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  CB TOPS FL430. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
GPT-AAF...SCT015 SCT045. OCNL BKN040. TOP 080. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB
  TOPS FL430. BECMG 0406 SCT010 SCT-BKN030. TOP 080. VIS 3-5SM RA
  BR. WDLY SCT TO SCT SHRA/WDLY SCT TSRA. CB TOPS FL450. WND E
  20G30KT. OTLK...IFR CIG...OCNL LIFR VIS...SHRA TSRA WND.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR TC HELENE...
E 89W...SCT025 BKN035 OVC080. TOP 100. VIS 3-5SM RA BR. SCT TO
  NMRS SHRA/WDLY SCT
  TO SCT TSRA. CB TOPS FL450. WND VRB 20-70G30-85KT.
  OTLK...IFR CIG/VIS...OCNL LIFR VIS...SHRA TSRA WND.
W 89W...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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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...150 NE TO 170 SW.
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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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