Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 152130
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 152200-161000
OUTLOOK...161000-162200
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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...
A TRPCL WVE IS LOCD IN THE WRN PIARCO FIR XTNDG NR 14N55W MOVG
WWD AT 15KT. DRY AIR IS LMTG THIS TRPCL WVE FRM ANY CNVTV ACTVTY.
ANTR TRPCL WVE IS NR 21N78W MOVG WWD AT 10KT. CNVTN IS ONGNG ACRS
CUBA AND THE NRN WTRS STRTNG TO EXTND INTO THE SRN WTRS OF THE
HABANA FIR. A TROF NR 26N64W IS ALLWG ISOL CNVTN IN THE CNTL PRTN
OF THE SWRN NEW YORK FIR. MUCH OF THIS ROBUST CNVTN CRNTLY ONGNG
IS EXPCD TO DSIPT THRU THE RMNDR OF THE FCST PD INTO THE OTLK PD.
THE SRN CARIB IS EXPCD TO BE RLTVLY DRY WITH FRESH TO STRG
BREEZES. CONT POSS GALE FRCE WNDS IN THE SRN PRTNS OF THE NRN
BARRANQUILLA FIR. ELSW ISOL SHWRS AND TSTMS WITH GENTLE BREEZES.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
SCT020 SCT060. OCNL BKN050. TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL
  TSRA. BECMG 0709 SCT025 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR
SCT020 SCT-BKN050. TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 INVOF ISLANDS. TOP ABV FL240. ISOL
SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
BTN 11N-13N...SCT025 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
RMNDR...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL BKN040. TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR...KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER
FIR
SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
SCT025 SCT060. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. WND ENE  20-25G30KT. OTLK...VFR
  WND.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT015 SCT-BKN045. LYRD TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/TSRA. BECMG 0507 SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA...18Z TSRA.
WTRS...SCT020 SCT060. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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HABANA FIR
CUBA...SCT-BKN020 BKN040. TOPS LYRD ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/TSRA. BECMG 0608 SCT020 SCT050. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA...17Z TSRA.
WTRS...SCT020 SCT050. LYRS OCNL BKN. TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT
  SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  ATLC...150 NE TO 165 SW.
  CARIB...160-170.
  GLFMEX...155-165.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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