Offshore Aviation Area Forecast Issued by NWS
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FACA20 KKCI 182130
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 182200-191000
OUTLOOK...191000-192200
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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...AT 21Z A SFC RIDGE WAS OVR THE WRN ATLC EXTDG INTO THE
GLFMEX ROUGHLY ALG A BERMUDA-TAMPA-27N95W AXIS. THIS WAS PRODG
WARM MST RETURN FLOW OVR THE WRN GLF PRODG SOME MVFR CONDS OVR
ERN MONTERREY FIR. UPPER TROF APPROACHING BERMUDA WITH INCR WDLY
SCT SHRA/TSRA NERN PORTION OF ATLC FIR. MEANWHILE AN UPR TROF
EXTDS THRU 28N60W INTO THE ERN CARIB WITH A LN OF SHRA/TSRA SE OF
IT FM 19N57W THRU THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO NR 15N64W. TS ACT WAS
ALSO MOVG WWD INTO WRN PIARCO FIR S OF 10N.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR
SCT012 SCT-BKN180 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN012. VIS 3-5SM BR HZ.
OCNL VIS BLW 3SM BR HZ. BECMG 0204 BKN010. OTLK...MVFR CIG BR
HZ.
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NRN MERIDA FIR
SKC-SCT015. WND E-SE OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR
N 27N AND E OF 72W...SCT020 SCT060. LYRS OCNL BKN. TOP ABV FL240.
WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR.
S OF 27N AND E OF 68W...SCT020 SCT060. LYRS OCNL BKN. TOP 150.
WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 SCT150. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
SCT025. OCNL BKN025. TOP 120. ISOL SHRA. ISOL TSRA INVOF PUERTO
RICO BFR 23Z. OTLK...VFR.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
N 15N...SCT020 SCT050. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
12N-15N...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
S 12N...SCT020 BKN-SCT050 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN-OVC018.
WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT020 SCT050. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP 120. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA.
ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT020 BKN060 TOP 120. OCNL BKN018. WDLY SCT SHRA.
ISOL TSRA. BECMG 0204 SCT020 SCT060. NSW. OTLK...VFR BECMG VFR
SHRA TSRA 18Z.
WTRS...SCT020 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
SCT020. OTLK...VFR.
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KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
SCT020 SCT050. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP FL180. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA.
OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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HABANA FIR
CUBA...SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP 050 OVR ERN CUBA. BECMG 0204
SCT020. OCNL SKC. OTLK...VFR.
WTRS...SCT020. S OF 20N WND NE OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...
N 29N...OCNL MOD ICE FRZLVL THRU FL240 E OF 71W CONTG BYD
10Z E OF 67W.
ELSW...NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
SRN GLFMEX...145-160.
RMNDR N 20N...100 N TO 160 SW.
S 20N... 135 NE TO 170 SW.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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