Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 070930
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 071000-072200
OUTLOOK...072200-081000
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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...
...SEE NHC FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON TC RAFAEL...
AS OF 09Z...TC RAFAEL WAS NR 24.1N 84.3W MOVG NW AT 10KT WITH MAX
SUSTAINED WNDS 90KT WITH GUSTS 110KT. BY 07/18Z TC RAFAEL WL BE
LOCATED NR 24.4N 85.9W WITH MAX SUSTAINED WNDS 85KT WITH GUSTS
105KT. BY 08/06Z TC RAFAEL WL BE LOCATED NR 24.5N 87.7W WITH MAX
SUSTAINED WNDS 85KT WITH GUSTS 105KT. HURRICANE FORCE WNDS XTND
25NM FM CNTR WITH TRPCL STORM FORCE WNDS XTNDG UP TO 120NM FM
CNTR. THE SRN ATLC NY FIR HAS SFC TROF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SHRA
AND SCT CNVTV AS TROF MOVS WWD INTO THE CNTRL CARIB DURG FCST PD.
WHILE STG RIDGING TO PVL ACRS THE NRN ATLC WITH FRESH TO STG ELY
WNDS ALG THE SRN PERIPHERY. WNDS INVOF THE SFC TROF MAY BE NR
GALE TO GALE FORCE AT TIMES. ISOL TO WDLY SCT CNVTN TO PERSIST
ACRS THE RMNDR OF THE CARIB THRU THE PD.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR
SCT020. OCNL BKN020 TOPS 030. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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NRN MERIDA FIR...HABANA FIR
...SEE NHC FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE RAFAEL...
BTWN 82W AND 78W...SCT020 BKN030 TOP ABV FL240. SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  WND VRB 20-25KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
BTWN 120NM TO 50NM OF TC CNTR...BKN025 TOP ABV FL240.
  SCT SHRA/TSRA. VIS 3-5SM RA. WND VRB 35-50G60KT. OTLK...MVFR
  CIG VIS SHRA TSRA WND.
BTWN 50NM TO 25NM OF TC CNTR...OVC012. TOP ABV FL240.
  SCT TO NMRS SHRA/TSRA. OCNL VIS BLW 3SM RA. WND VRB 45-70G80KT.
  OTLK...IFR CIG VIS SHRA TSRA WND.
WI 25NM OF TC CNTR...CIG BLW 010/VIS BLW 3SM RA. TOPS ABV FL240.
  NMRS SHRA/TSRA. WND VRB 65-90G110KT.
  OTLK...LIFR CIG VIS SHRA TSRA WND.
W 90W...SCT020. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
E 78W...SCT020. OCNL WND E 20KT N OF CUBA. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
RMNDR...SCT020 BKN030 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO SCT
  TSRA. WND SE 20KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
SE OF 24N57W-19N68W LN...SCT020 SCT030 BKN-OVC050. OCNL BKN030
  TOPS ABV FL240. SCT SHRA/TSRA. WND ENE 20-30G35KT N 19N.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
ELSW...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OCNL WND E 20KT N 24N. OTLK...VFR SHRA
  WND.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR
NW OF 24N73W-22N75W LN...SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOPS ABV
FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. WND E 15-20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA
  WND.
ELSW...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. WND E 15-20KT. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA WND.
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WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO
  SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL
  TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL
AMER FIR
SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOPS ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TO
  SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...160 S TO 170 N.
  CARIB...170 NW TO 150 SE.
  SRN GLFMEX...155 NW TO 170 SE.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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