Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FAGX20 KKCI 040130
OFAGX
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 040200Z
FCST...040200Z-041400Z
OTLK...041400Z-050200Z
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
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CSTL WATERS FROM COASTLINE OUT TO HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND GLFMEX
MIAMI OCEANIC FIR AND W OF 85W. HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND MIAMI
OCEANIC FIR.
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ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR
CONDS.
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01 SYNOPSIS...HI PRES OVR WRN ATLC WITH RIDGING INTO ERN GLFMEX
KEEPING MOSTLY QUIET WX ACRS GLFMEX. QSTNRY FNT ACRS NW AR-OK AND
NRN TX WITH CNVTV ACT THAT HAS BEEN FORMING DAILY AND OCNLY
MAKING IT JUST OFFSHORE INTO NE TX/LA CSTL WTRS. EARLY AM MAY SEE
INCR IN SHRA BTN PSX-LCH...NOT XPC TSRA AT THIS TIME. MVFR CIGS
CONT TO BE PREDOMINANT OVR THE TX CSTL WTRS AND XTRM NW-WRN
HOUSTON OCEANIC. OCNL FRESH E-SE WNDS ALSO MAINLY OVR WRN PTNS OF
GLFMEX.
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02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
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CSTL WTRS...
BRO-PSX...SCT010 BKN025 LYRD TOP 050. OCNL BKN010. OCNL VIS 3-5SM
  BR. WND ESE 20G25KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG WND BR. 18Z VFR OCNL MVFR
  CIG WND.
PSX-LCH...SCT015 SCT050. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP LYRD TO 120. ISOL
  SHRA. 09Z WDLY SCT SHRA. OCNL WIND ESE 20KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL
  MVFR CIG SHRA. 19Z VFR SHRA.
LCH-MOB...SCT015 TO SKC. ISOL SHRA. BECMG 0608 OCNL BKN015 TOP
  040. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
MOB-AAF...
  NR SHORE...SCT020 BKN100 TOP 150. ISOL SHRA. BECMG 0710 SCT015.
    OCNL BKN015 TOP 030. VIS 3-5SM BR. OCNL VIS 1-3SM BR TIL 13Z.
    OTLK...VFR.
  OFF SHORE...SCT020 SCT050. BTN 09-13Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR.
    OTLK...VFR.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
W OF 90W...SCT010 SCT030. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP 040. OCNL VIS 3-5SM
  BR/HZ. WND ESE OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG WND BR HZ.
ELSW...SCT020 SCT040. OTLK...VFR.
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03 ICE AND FRZLVL...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS ZULU WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...140 NE TO 160 S.
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04 TURB...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS TANGO WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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