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FAGX20 KKCI 250130
OFAGX
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 260200Z
FCST...250200Z-251400Z
OTLK...251400Z-260200Z
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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 HELENE...
HIPRES RDG OVR THE NRN TX-FL CSTL WTRS EXTDG SEWD INTO THE NRN
GLFMEX HOUSTON AND MIAMI FIRS. BY 25/15Z AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVS THRU ERN TX RESULTING IN ISOL SHRA WITH CNVTV FM
BRO TO PSX DURING THE MORNING TIMEFRAME. WHILE AN INTENSIFYING
TROPICAL STORM HELENE WAS LOCATED AT 25/00Z NR 19.5N 84.0W AND
FCSTD TO TRACK NWD INTO THE FAR SE PTNS OF THE GLFMEX HOUSTON AND
SRN MIAMI FIRS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TIMEFRAME. TC HELENE IS
FCST TO BE A HURRICANE BY THE TIME IT CROSSES INTO THE SE GLFMEX
HOUSTON FIR. BY 26/06Z TC HELENE WL BE NR 23.7N 86.1W ACCOMPANIED
BY MAX WNDS TO 65KTS WITH GUSTS TO 80KTS. THIS SYSTEM WL CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY TO MAJOR HURRICANE STATUS BY THURSDAY MIDDAY. ITS
IMPERATIVE TO CONT TO MONITOR THE LATEST NHC ADVISORIES.
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02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
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CSTL WTRS...
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR HELENE...
BRO-PSX...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA TIL 03Z. CB TOPS FL420.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA AFT 15Z.
PSX-GPT...SCT020-SKC. OTLK...VFR.
GPT-AAF...SCT025-SKC. BECMG 1014 SCT012 SCT020. OCNL BKN020 LYRD
  TOPS 120. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR HELENE...
E 87W...SCT020 BKN050. OCNL BKN020 LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY
  SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OCNL WND E 20KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG
  SHRA TSRA WND.
W 87W...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA AFT 18Z.
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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...160-170.
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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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