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FACA20 KKCI 192130
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 192200-201000
OUTLOOK...201000-202200
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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 LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR TC OSCAR...
TC OSCAR HAS INTENSIFIED RAPIDLY AND IS LOCATED IN THE MIAMI FIR
AT 21.4N AND 71.1W MOVG W AT 9KTS. MAX SUSTAINED WNDS ARE 75KT
WITH GUSTS TO 90KT. HURRICANE FORCE WNDS XTND 5NM FM CNTR AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WNDS XTND 40NM FM CNTR. TURKS AND CAICOS
SHOULD BRACE FOR HURRICANE CONDS TONIGHT. ACTIVE WEATHER CONTS
ACRS THE FCST AREA. LOW PRES TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA LOCATED NR
33N57W. CDFT TRAILING FM THIS FEATURE FM 29N61W TO 23N77W TO
23N85W BFR WASHING OUT. LYRD CLDS ALG THIS FEATURE AS WELL AS NE
WNDS AND ISOL SHRA/TSRA. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRES TO THE NORTH OF
THE FCST AREA IS PROGD TO DIVE S AND ENTER THE SWRN ATLC NY FIR.
CURRENT LOCATION OF LOW PRES NR 32N64W. NSW EXPD WITH THIS
FEATURE EXCEPT POSS WND AND SHRA. TRPCL WAVE CROSSING PTNS OF THE
CARIB IN THE SANTO DOMINGO AND CURACAO FIRS ALG 72W S OF 20N. LOW
PRES AT THE NORTHERN MOST POINT OF THIS FEATURE IS NOW HURRICANE
OSCAR. TC NADINE IS MAKING LANDFALL ON THE COAST OF BELIZE.
CENTERED NR 17.4N89.4W. AFFECTS FM TC NADINE ARE BEING FELT IN
SEVERAL CARIB FIRS AS WELL AS SRN GLFMEX FIRS INCLUDING NERN
CNTRL AMER AND HABANA AND MERIDA. HIGH PRES INTO REMAINING
LOCATIONS IN THE SRN GLFMEX AS WELL AS BHND THE STNRY FNT/CDFNT
IN THE MIAMI AND NY FIRS. E-NE WNDS EXPD TP CONT IN AREAS BHND
THE FNT.  ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA EXPD ACRS CARIB LOCATIONS.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W OF 90W...SCT025 SCT045. OCNL BKN WND E 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
E OF 90W...SCT015 BKN-OVC050 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. SCT SHRA/ISOL
  TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. WND E 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR
  WND...OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA BR WND.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR
ALG FNT...SCT015 BKN045 TOP 150. ISOL SHRA. WND NE 25-30KT.
  OTLK...VFR WND.
BHND FNT...SCT025 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP 150. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  WND NE 25-30KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
AHD OF FNT...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR
...SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR TC OSCAR...
N OF 25N...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. WND NE 20-30KT.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
S OF 25N...SCT015 BKN-OVC045 TOP LYRD ABV FL240.
  OVC010 WI 20NM OF TC CNTR. NMRS SHRA/TSRA.
  VIS 3-5SM RA BR. OCNL VIS 1-3SM WI 20NM OF TC CNTR.
  WND VRB 70-85KT 5-10NM OF CNTR. WND NE-E 20-40KT ELSW.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA BR WND...OCNL IFR TSRA.
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SAN JUAN FIR...WRN PIARCO FIR
SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OCNL WND E 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR
WND.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OCNL WND E 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OCNL WND E 20KT. OTLK...VFR.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OCNL WND E 20KT. OTLK...VFR.
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KINGSTON FIR...HABANA FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
......SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR TC OSCAR FOR HABANA FIR...
W OF 84W...SCT015 BKN-OVC045 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. SCT SHRA/ISOL
  TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA BR. WND VRB 35-45KT. OTLK...VFR CIG
  SHRA TSRA BR WND...OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA BR WND.
E OF 84W...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. WND E-NE 20-25KT.
  OTLK...VFR WND...MVFR TO OCNL IFR CIG SHRA TSRA E OF 75W AFT
18Z AS TC OSCAR APPROACHES.

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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...145 N TO 170 S.
  CARIB...160-170.
  SRN GLFMEX...150-170.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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