Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 170330
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 170400-171600
OUTLOOK...171600-180400
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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...A QSTNRY FNT CONTS TO BE DRAPED ACRS THE NRN PTNS OF
THE ATLC FCST AREA GENERALLY N OF 29N. A COUPLE LOW PRES AREAS
ALG THE FNT LCTD NR 33N69W AND 30N62W. CDFNT XTNDG FM LOW OFF THE
SC/NC COAST WILL ONLY MAKE IT INTO THE XTRM NWRN PTNS OF THE ATLC
FCST AREA DURING THE PD. WDLY SCT CNVTN CONT ALG NR FNT. SFC TROF
XTNDS TO NR THE NW PTN OF ATLC MIAMI FIR WI UNSETTLED WX AND
AREAS OF CNVTN CONT OVR NRN BAHAMAS AND WRN NY FIR FCST AREA.
CARIB TRPCL WV ALG 75W FM 20N SWD AND MOVG W AT 10KT. BESIDES
NORMAL DIURNAL CNVTN OVR HISPANIOLA NO SGFNT CNVTN IS ASSOC WI
THIS WV CURRENTLY. SFC TROF XTNDS FM THE E INTO PIARCO FIR BTN
13N57W-11N59W AND A COUPLE OF SFC TROFS XTND INTO SRN GLFMEX FIRS
WI WDLY SCT SHRA AND ISOL TSRA CONT IN THESE RGNS. ELSW HI PRES
RESIDES NR 25N65W WITH MOSTLY FAIR WX IN THIS PTN OF THE ATLC
INTO THE CNTRL CARIB. WND FRESH OVR NE PTNS OF NY FIR FCST AREA
TO THE N OF THE FNT AND FRESH-STG OVR THE S-CNTRL CARIB.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
SCT025 BKN040 TOPS LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN025. WDLY
  SCT SHRA. ISOL-WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA
  TSRA.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR
NW 30N61W-22N75W LN...SCT020 BKN035 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  SCT SHRA. ISOL-WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT025. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SAN JUAN FIR...WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
S 15N57W-17N68W LN AND N OF 11N...SCT015 SCT035. OCNL LYRS BKN
  TOP 150. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. E 63W WND E-ENE OCNL 20KT.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT025. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
W 72W...SCT015 SCT035. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
E 72W...SCT025. ISOL SHRA. S 17N WND E OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA.
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CURACAO FIR...NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON
FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
S 17N AND E 81W...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP 140. WDLY SCT
  SHRA. ISOL TSRA. WND E-ENE 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR SHRA
  TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT025 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA. ISOL-WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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HABANA FIR
CUBA...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA
  ISOL TSRA. BECMG 0407 SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR
  CIG SHRA...TSRA AFT 18Z.
WTRS...SCT025 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP LYRD ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...145-160 N TO 160-175 S.
  CARIB...160-170 NW TO 165-175 SE.
  SRN GLFMEX...155-165 NE TO 165-175 W.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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