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FACA20 KKCI 250930
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 251000-252200
OUTLOOK...252200-261000
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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 25/09Z...THE NRN ATLC SWRN NY FIR HAS A SFC TROF NR 26N59W
EXTDS SWWD TO NRN MIAMI FIR NR 22N65W ASSOCD WITH ISOL SHRA AND
CNVTV. A TRPCL WV E OF WRN PIARCO FIR IS STREAMING MOISTURE WWD
INTO WRN PIARCO FIR RESULTING IN SHRA AND CNVTV THRUT FCST PD. IN
THE SWRN CARIB TC HELENE BY 25/09Z IS LOCD NR 20.4N 86.1W WITH
CURRENT SUSTAINED WNDS 55KT WITH GUSTS TO 65KT IS MOVG NW AT 8KT.
BY 25/18Z TC HELENE WL BE LOCATED NR 21.9N 86.5W WITH WNDS
SUSTAINED AT 70G85KT. THEN BY 26/06Z TC HELENE WL BE NR 24.1N
86.2W WITH SUSTAINED WNDS OF 90G110KT. TC HELENE WL BRING MVFR
AND WIDESPREAD IFR AND OCNL LIFR CONDS AS THE STORM RAPIDLY
INTENSIFIES THRU TOMORROW. TC HELENE WL BRING STORM TO HURRICANE
FORCE WNDS IN THE NWRN CARIB FIRS XPCD BY MIDDAY TODAY. 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 1216 SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050
  TOPS ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR
SE OF 31N62W-25N70W LN...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA TIL 03Z.
ELSW...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR
SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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SAN JUAN FIR
E 66W...SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/ISOL TO SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
ELSW...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SCT/TSRA AFT 18Z.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
SCT025 BKN050. 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 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. ISOL SHRA. BECMG 1618 SCT020 SCT050.
  OCNL BKN050 TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA TSRA AFT 18Z.
WTRS...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. 18Z SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOPS ABV
  FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
W 76W...SCT025 BKN050. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. ISOL TO SCT
  SHRA/TSRA. WND S 20KT TIL 21Z. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
ELSW...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. WND SE 20KT TIL 21Z.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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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 40-55G65KT.
  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 NW 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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