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FACA20 KKCI 261530
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 261600-270400
OUTLOOK...270400-271600
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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 ADVISORY FOR TC HELENE...
AT 26/15Z TC HELENE IS A CAT 2 HURCN CNTRD NR 25.5N 85.5W MOVG
NNE AT 12KT WI MAX SUSTND WNDS OF 90G110KT. WHILE HELENES OUTR
BANDS ARE MSTLY OUT OF THE FACA AREA THE WRN HABANA AND FAR NERN
NRN MERIDA FIRS ARE STILL SEEING LWR CIGS AND VIS WI GALE FRCE
WNDS IN THE NWRN HABANA FIR. THESE CONDS WILL IMPROV THRU THE
FCST PD AND INTO THE OTLK PD. FEEDR BANDS WILL CONT TO DVLP AND
PRDCE CNVTV ACTVTY IN THE SWRN CARIB. A TRPCL WVE NR 58W XTNDG S
FRM 19N IS PRDCNG SHWRS AND TSTMS IN THE SRN SAN JUAN...NERN
MAIQUETIA AND WRN PIARCO FIRS. THIS ACTVTY WILL PRST THRU BOTH
PDS. ELSW ISOL CNVTN THRU MJRTY OF THE FACA AREA WI WNDS INCRS TO
FRESH BREEZES W OF 75W IN THE OTLK PD IN THE FAR WRN MIAMI AND
NEW YORK ATLC FIRS.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR
SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL TO WDLY SCT
  SHRA/ISOL TSRA. BECMG 2123 SCT025 SCT060. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...VFR...S 24N SHRA.
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NRN MERIDA FIR
E 89W...SCT020 SCT-BKN040. TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL
  TSRA. WND WNW 20-30G40KT. BECMG 0002 SCT030 SCT060. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA.
W 89W...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR
SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. BECMG
  2301 WND SE 20G30KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA...W 75W WND.
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SAN JUAN FIR...WRN PIARCO FIR
BTN 19N-11N...SCT015 SCT-BKN045. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT TO
  SCT SHRA/WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR...W 60W SHRA TSRA.
ELSW...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
N 12N...SCT015 SCT050. OCNL BKN050. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL
  SHRA/TSRA. BECMG 2200 SCT025 SCT060. OTLK...VFR SHRA...08Z
  TSRA.
S 12N...SCT020 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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CURACAO FIR
N 14N...SCT030. OCNL SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN040. TOP ABV FL240.
  ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
S 14N...SCT030 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT020 SCT050. BECMG 1820 SCT015 SCT-BKN045. LYRD
  TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA.
WTRS...SCT025 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA...S WTRS TSRA.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
BTN 81W-76W...SCT015 SCT045. OCNL BKN040. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL TO
  WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA...W 79W TSRA.
ELSW...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA...W 81W TSRA.
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KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
BTN 84W-79W...SCT015 SCT045. OCNL BKN040. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL TO
  WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
ELSW...SCT025 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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HABANA FIR
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR TC HELENE...
W 79W...SCT008 BKN020 OVC090. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. VIS 3-5SM RA
  BR. OCNL VIS 1-3SM RA BR. SCT SHRA/WDLY SCT TSRA. WND S
  20-35G40-50KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
E 79W...SCT030 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WATLC...155 S TO 175 N.
  CARIB...160 S TO 170 N.
  GLFMEX...170-175.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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