Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
298 FAGX20 KKCI 161030 OFAGX SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 171100Z FCST...161100Z-162300Z OTLK...162300Z-171100Z . INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI . 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. . ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS. . 01 SYNOPSIS...WEAK HI PRES IN PLACE ACRS THE GLFMEX. A SFC TROF IS LOCATED NR A 26N91W-19N91W LN. THERE IS ANOTHER SFC TROF OVR THE WRN ATLC INTO CNTRL FL. THESE FEATURE COMBINED WITH A DVLPG MID-LEVEL LOW OVR CNTRL AMER WILL BRING INCRG CNVTV ACT TO THE NRN GLFMEX. ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA XPCD THRU THE PD ACRS MUCH OF THE GLFMEX MIAMI AND HOUSTON OCEANIC FIRS. TSRA WILL INCR OVR THE CSTL WTRS FM BTR TO AAF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY SPREAD INTO THE NRN TX AND ERN LA WTRS THRU MIDDAY. ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA XPCD ACRS MUCH OF THE FA DURG THE OTLK PD. SELY WNDS WILL ALSO BE EXPANDING ACRS THE FA LATER IN THE PD AND ESPECIALLY DURG THE OTLK PD. . 02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX... . CSTL WTRS... BRO-GLS...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND. GLS-BTR...SCT020 SCT050. BECMG 1418...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. CB TOPS TO FL380. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND. BTR-AAF...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA. CB TOPS TO FL420. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA. . HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR... E 93W...SCT020 BKN040 BKN080 TOP FL320. OCNL BKN020. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA. CB TOPS TO FL420. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. WND SE 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND...OCNL MVFR CIG. W 93W...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND...OCNL MVFR CIG. . 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...150-160. . 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. ....