Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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908
FACA20 KKCI 080930
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 081000-082200
OUTLOOK...082200-091000
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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 24.5N 88.0W MOVG W AT 8KT WITH MAX
WNDS 115G130KT. HURRICANE FORCE WNDS XTND ROUGHLY 25NM FM CNTR
WHILE TRPCL STM WNDS XTND ROUGHLY 100NM FM CNTR. TC RAFAEL WL BE
NR 24.7N 89.9W BY 09/0000Z AND NR 25.0N 91.1W BY 09/1200Z WITH
GRADUAL WKNG XPCTD. LOW S OF HISPANIOLA NR 17N70W MOV W 10-15KT
WITH TSRA/SHRA. TRPCL WV ALG 63W S 15N MOV W 10KT. TROF ALG 66W
TO 70W BTN 20N AND 14N WITH TSRA/SHRA NR PR. HI PRES CNTRD NR
31N47W CONTS FAIR WX ACRS NRN HALF OF WATLC.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR
SCT025-030. OCNL SKC. OTLK...VFR.
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NRN MERIDA FIR
...SEE NHC FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON TC RAFAEL...
WITHIN 30NM OF CNTR...BKN005 OVC012. VIS BLW 1SM RA BR.
  TOPS LYRD ABV FL240. NMRS SHRA/TSRA. SFC WND 65-90G110KT.
  OTLK...LIFR CIG RA SHRA TSRA WND.
BTN 30NM-50NM OF CNTR....BKN015 BKN060. LYRS OCNL SCT.
  VIS OCNL 3-5SM RA. TOPS LYRD ABV FL240. NMRS SHRA. SCT TSRA.
  SFC WND 45-70G80KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG RA SHRA TSRA WND.
BTN 50NM-100NM OF CNTR...BKN020 BKN060. TOP LYRD ABV FL240.
  SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. SFC WND 30-55G65KT.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND.
ELSW...SCT020 CI ABV. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR
N 26N...SCT025 SCT040. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
S 26N/N 20N...SCT015-020 OCNL BKN025 LYRD ABV FL240.
  SCT TSRA/SHRA. OTLK...MVFR CIG TSRA SHRA WND.
RMNDR...SCT025. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR
NW OF 25N73W TO 23N76W LN...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
RMNDR...SCT020 OCNL BKN025 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  WND OCNL NE 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND.
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SAN JUAN FIR
N 18N...SCT020 SCT060. OCNL SCT020 BKN040 TOP 150.
  SCT SHRA. ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR TSRA SHRA.
S 18N...SCT015-020 SCT050. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR TSRA SHRA.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
SCT-BKN025 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. OCNL WND E 20KT.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT025 OCNL BKN030 TOP FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT015 OCNL BKN020 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
S WTRS...SCT-BKN020 TOP FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
N WTRS...SCT020. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL
AMER FIR
E OF 20N78W TO 13N75W LN...SCT020. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT-BKN020 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
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HABANA FIR
W OF 24N80W TO 20N81W LN...SCT020 OCNL BKN020 TOP ABV FL240.
  WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
E 77W...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SKC-SCT020. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR TIL 12Z. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  GLFMEX...170.
  CARIB...155 E TO 170 W.
  W ATLC...145 NE TO 170 W.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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