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FAGX20 KKCI 091830
OFAGX
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 101900Z
FCST...091900Z-100700Z
OTLK...100700Z-101900Z
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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...
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY ON TC RAFAEL...
AS OF 09/18Z TC RAFAEL WAS NR 25.2N 91.5W MOVG WNW AT 5KT WI MAX
SUSTND WNDS 45G55KT. TRPCL STRM FRCE WNDS WTHN 70NM OF CNTR.
RAFAEL WILL CONT TO CHURN IN THE GULF THRU BOTH PDS WHILE GRDLY
WKNG. IFR AND MVFR CONDS ARE EXPCD BY LOW CIGS AND VIS. BTN GLS
AND PNS CSTL WTRS MVFR CONDS WILL PRST AS A CLD FNT APPRCHES BRNG
SHWRS AND TSTMS.
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02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
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CSTL WTRS...
BRO-PSX...SCT025 SCT060. TOP FL320. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB
  TOPS TO FL400. OTLK...MVFR VIS SHRA TSRA.
PSX-PNS...SCT-BKN020 BKN050. TOP 100. VIS 3-5SM RA BR. OCNL VIS
  1-3SM RA BR. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. CB TOPS FL450. WND E
  20-25G30KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG...OCNL IFR CIG...SHRA TSRA WND.
PNS-AAF...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050. TOP FL350. OCNL VIS 3-5SM
  RA BR. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB TOPS TO FL430. WND ESE 20KT.
  OTLK...VFR...OCNL MVFR CIG...SHRA WND.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY ON TC RAFAEL...
WI 70 NM OF CNTR...BKN020 BKN-OVC060. TOP FL240. VIS 1-3SM RA BR.
  SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. CB TOPS ABV FL450. SFC WND 30-40G55KT.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG...OCNL IFR CIG...SHRA TSRA WND.
RMNDR W 92W...SCT015 SCT-BKN040. TOP 150. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  CB TOPS TO FL400. VIS OCNL 3-5SM RA BR. OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA
  TSRA.
RMNDR E 88W...SCT025 BKN-OVC150. TOP FL250. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB
  TOPS TO FL380. WND ESE 20G25KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND.
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GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
SKC-SCT030. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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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...155 NW TO 170 SE.
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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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