Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 280330
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 280400-281600
OUTLOOK...281600-290400
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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...CDFNT OVR WRN ATLC FM 25N58W-22N66W CONTS AS SFC TROF
THRU HISPANIOLA TO 17N77W IN THE CARIB. GNRLY FAIR WX NW OF THE
BDRY WITH STG NELY WNDS OVR THE WTRS. MULTILYRD CLDS ARE SE OF
THE BDRY WITH SCT SHRA AND ISOL TSRA. A MASSIVE SFC HI CENTERED
NR 38N70W DOMINATES THE WTRS N OF THE BNDRY WWD INTO THE GLFMEX
WHERE STG SELY RETURN FLOW PREVAILS. MVFR CONDS ARE FCST FOR THE
SWRN GLF AS LLVL WM MST AIR IS TRANSPORTED OVR COOLER WATERS
CLOSER TO THE MEX CST. ANOTHER ROUND OF DIURNAL TSRA ARE FCST FOR
HISPANIOLA AND FAR SERN CUBA. ELSW LTL CHANGE IS EXPD OVR THE
NEXT 24 HRS XCP WNDS WL DCRS A BIT OVR THE WRN ATLC.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W 92W...BKN012 BKN025 TOP 050. LYRS OCNL SCT. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR
 HZ. WND SE 20-25KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG BR HZ WND.
92W-95W...SCT015. OCNL BKN015 TOP LYRD 070. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR HZ.
 WND E-SE 20-30KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
E 92W...SCT020 SCT-BKN060 TOP 100. WND E 20-30KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
NW 25N58W-20N72W...SCT030. OCNL BKN030 TOP 050. WND NE 20KT.
 OTLK...VFR.
SE 25N58W-20N72W...SCT020 BKN080 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
 SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT020 SCT060. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP 120. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA.
 OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT018 SCT080. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP FL180. ISOL SHRA.
 OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
WTRS...SCT020 BKN080 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020. SCT SHRA.
 ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA. WND NE-E OCNL 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA
 TSRA WND.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL
AMER FIR
N 17N...SCT020. OCNL BKN020 TOP160. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA.
 WND E-NE OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
S 17N...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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HABANA FIR
CUBA...SCT020. OCNL SKC BFR 12Z. OCNL BKN020 TOP 060 AFT 14Z.
 OTLK...VFR SHRA. VFR TSRA AFT 21Z SERN 1/4.
WTRS...SCT020 SCT050. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP 080. ISOL SHRA. WND NE-E
 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
 SRN GLFMEX...150 NW TO 165 SE.
 RMNDR N 20N...080 NE TO 165 SW.
 S 20N...140 NE TO 165 SE AND 170 SW.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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