Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 170930
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 171000-172200
OUTLOOK...172200-181000
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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...SFC LOW PRES OVR THE WRN ATLC NR 38N66W. A CDFNT XTNDS
FM THIS SYSTEM SW THRU THE ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR NR A
32N67W-29N70W-27N77W LN. ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA AND GSTY SW WND TO
CONT AHD OF THIS FEATURE OVR THE NEW YORK FIR MAINLY N OF 26N.
AREAS OF MVFR CIGS XPCD IN THIS AREA AS WELL. OTHERWISE...NSW
OVR THE REST OF THE ATLC AND CARIB PTNS OF THE FA AS SFC HI PRES
RIDGE DOMINATES. MOD ELY TRADE WNDS CONT OVR THE SRN CARIB.
UNSETTLED WX WILL PERSIST ACRS THE NRN GLFMEX. A SFC LOW
CURRENTLY LOCATED OVR SWRN LA WITH A CDFNT XTNDG BACK ALG THE TX
CST AND A WRMFNT E FM THE LOW THRU THE FL PANHANDLE. CNVTV ACT
ASSOC WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOSTLY AVOID THE SRN GLFMEX. OCNL
MVFR CIGS ARE LIKELY ACRS THE ERN MONTERREY FIR AND WRN PTS OF
THE MERIDA FIR.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W OF 93W...SCT020. OCNL BKN020 TOP 040. OCNL VIS 3-5SM HZ. OCNL
  WND SSE 20KT. OTLK...VFR...OCNL MVFR CIG BR.
E OF 93W...SCT020. OCNL WND SSE 20KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
NW OF CDFNT...SCT035. OTLK...VFR.
SE OF CDFNT...
  N OF 24N...SCT015 BKN025 BKN060 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
    SHRA/TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. N OF 26N...WND SW 20KT.
    OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA BR.
  S OF 24N...SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
S OF 15N...SCT020 BKN040 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. WDLY SCT
  SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
N OF 15N...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR...NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR
SCT020. ISOL SHRA. WND ESE 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT020. OCNL VIS 5SM BR TIL 14Z. BECMG 1921...SCT025
  SCT050. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP FL200. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA...TSRA TIL 05Z.
WTRS...SCT020 SCT030. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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NRN PANAMA FIR
SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN CI ABV. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA.
OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
SCT020 SCT030. ISOL SHRA. OVR WTRS...OCNL WND ESE 20KT.
OTLK...VFR SHRA...WND OVR WTRS.
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HABANA FIR
CUBA...SCT020. OCNL VIS 5SM BR TIL 14Z. BECMG 1921...SCT025
  SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP FL200. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA...TSRA TIL 05Z.
WTRS...SCT020 SCT030. ISOL SHRA. W OF 82W...WND S 20G25KT.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA...WND W OF 82W.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...130-150 N TO 155-165 S.
  CARIB...155 NE TO 175 SW.
  SRN GLFMEX...170-175.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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