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FAGX20 KKCI 081830
OFAGX
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 091900Z
FCST...081900Z-090700Z
OTLK...090700Z-091900Z
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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 NHC FOR LATEST INFO ON TC RAFAEL...
AS OF 08/18Z TC RAFAEL WAS NR 24.5N 88.8W MOVG W AT 8KT WITH MAX
WNDS 95G115KT. TC RAFAEL IS THE MAIN FOCUS IN THE FAGX AREAS WI
LIFR IFR AND MVFR CONDS THRU MJRTY OF THE HOUSTON FIR. HURCN FRCE
WNDS XTND TO 25NM FRM CNTR. TRPCL STRM FRCE WNDS XTND TO 80NM FRM
CNTR. A STNRY FNT IS LOCD OVR THE SERN STATES OF TX LA AND MS.
THIS COMBND WI THE WWD MOVG AIR WILL ENHNC MVFR CONDS ACRS MOST
OF THE CSTL WTRS. ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHWRS AND ISOL TSTMS ARE POSS
FRM PSX-MOB.
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02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
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CSTL WTRS...
BRO-PSX...SKC-SCT030. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR...OCNL MVFR
  VIS...SHRA.
PSX-MOB...SCT015 SCT-BKN035. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. TOP FL350.
  ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. CB TOPS FL420.
  OTLK...VFR...OCNL MVFR VIS...SHRA TSRA.
MOB-AAF...SCT020 SCT060. OCNL BKN050. ISOL SHRA.
  OTLK...VFR...OCNL MVFR VIS...SHRA.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...
...SEE NHC FOR LATEST INFO ON TC RAFAEL...
E 91W...
 WI 20NM OF CNTR...BKN006 OVC015. VIS BLW 1SM RA BR.
  TOPS LYRD ABV FL450. NMRS SHRA/TSRA. CB TOPS ABV FL450.
  SFC WND 65-90G110KT. OTLK...LIFR CIG RA SHRA TSRA WND.
 BTN 20NM-40NM OF CNTR....BKN015 BKN060. LYRS OCNL SCT.
  VIS OCNL 3-5SM RA. TOPS LYRD ABV FL450. NMRS SHRA. SCT TSRA.
  CB TOPS ABV FL450. SFC WND 50-70G80KT.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG RA SHRA TSRA WND.
 BTN 40NM-80NM OF CNTR...BKN020 BKN060 LYRS OCNL TOP LYRD FL240.
  SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. CB TOPS ABV FL450. SFC WND 35-55G65KT.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND.
W 91W...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN040. TOP 080. ISOL SHRA. CB TOPS
  FL450. WND INCR THRU PD FM N-NE 20-25KT BTWN 92W AND 95W.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG TSRA SHRA WND.
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GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OCNL WND ESE 20KT. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA...OCNL WND.
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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 N TO 170 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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