Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 170930
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 171000-172200
OUTLOOK...172200-181000
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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 QSTNRY FNT CONTS TO BE DRAPED ACRS THE NRN PTNS OF
THE ATLC FCST AREA GENERALLY N OF 29N. A COUPLE LOW PRES AREAS
ALG THE FNT LCTD NR 33N69W AND 31N62W. CDFNT XTNDG FM LOW OFF THE
SC/NC COAST IS NOW INTO THE XTRM NWRN PTNS OF THE ATLC FCST AREA
BUT XPC TO STALL. WDLY SCT CNVTN CONT ALG AND AHD OF THE FNT WI
UNSETTLED WX AND AREAS OF CNVTN XPC TO CONT OVR NRN BAHAMAS AND
WRN NY FIR FCST AREA. CARIB TRPCL WV ALG 76W FM 20N SWD AND MOVG
W AT 10KT. SOME CNVTN ASSOC WI THIS TRPCL WV IS EXITING OFF THE
ERN SHORES OF HISPANIOLA TO SRN HABANA FIR WI SCT TO WDLY SCT
CNVTN XPC TO CONT OVR MUCH OF THE HABANA FIR THRU FCST PD. RMNDR
OF THE FCST AREA NOT MENTIONED ABV XPC WDLY SCT-ISOL CNVTN AT
BEST. ELSW HI PRES RESIDES NR 25N65W WITH MOSTLY FAIR WX IN THIS
PTN OF THE ATLC INTO THE CNTRL CARIB. WND FRESH OVR NE PTNS OF NY
FIR FCST AREA TO THE N OF THE FNT AND FRESH-STG WND XPC OVR THE
S-CNTRL CARIB.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
SCT025 BKN040 TOPS LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN025. WDLY
  SCT SHRA. ISOL-WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA
  TSRA.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR
NW 29N60W-21N75W LN...SCT020 BKN035 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  SCT SHRA. ISOL-WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT025. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SAN JUAN FIR...WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
S 15N57W-17N68W LN AND N OF 11N...SCT015 SCT035. OCNL LYRS BKN
  TOP 150. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL-WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL
  MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT025. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
W 72W...SCT015 SCT035. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP ABV FL240. SCT
  SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
E 72W...SCT025. ISOL SHRA. HISPANIOLA ISOL TSRA AFT 18Z. S 17N
  AND WTRS N HISPANIOLA WND E OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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CURACAO FIR...NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON
FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
S 17N AND E 81W...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP FL180. WDLY
  SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. WND E-ENE 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR
  SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT025 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOPS ABV FL240. SCT
  SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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HABANA FIR
SCT025 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP ABV FL240. SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...145-160 N TO 160-175 S.
  CARIB...160-170 NW TO 165-175 SE.
  SRN GLFMEX...155-165 NE TO 165-175 W.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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