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Gulf of Mexico Area Forecast (FA) FYI/Help
Forecast updated: 01:01 UTC return to FAFAMAP BOS MIA CHI DFW SLC SFO GULF CARIB
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AIRMET SIERRA WSUS31 KKCI WSUS32 KKCI WAUS42 KKCI WAUS44 KKCI  
FZUS54 KBRO FZUS54 KCRP FZUS54 KHGX FZUS54 KLCH FZUS54 KLIX  
FZUS54 KMOB FZUS52 KTAE FZNT24 KNHC FBUS31 KWNO    
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FAGX20 KKCI 210130
OFAGX 
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 220200Z
FCST...210200Z-211400Z
OTLK...211400Z-220200Z
.
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
.
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.
.
ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR
CONDS.
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01 SYNOPSIS...SFC LOW NEAR 27N96W. WRMFNT FM 27N96W TO 28N93W TO
25N87W. SFC TROF FM 27N96W TO 25N97W TO 23N100W. CDFNT APCHG TX
CSTL WTRS FM THE NW. CLUSTER OF TSRA OVR N CNTRL PTN OF HOUSTON
OCEANIC FIR MOVG NEWD. NARROW LN OF TSRA MOVG SEWD ACRS SRN HLF
OF TX CSTL WTRS. BRISK E TO SE WNDS W OF 90W.
.
SCT SHRA/TSRA ALG AND AHD OF APCHG CDFNT EXP TO MOV EWD ACRS
PTNS OF FCST AREA W OF 90W...THEN INTO FL CSTL WTRS DURG OTLK PD.
BRISK E TO SE WNDS AHD OF CDFNT EXP TO SHIFT TO THE NW WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE CDFNT.
.
02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
CSTL WTRS
BRO-IAH...BKN010 OVC040 TOP FL250. SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400.
  WND E TO SE 15-25 KTS. 07-09Z BECMG BKN020 TOP 120. ISOL SHRA.
  WND NW 15-20 KTS. OTLK...MVFR CIG WND.
IAH-MSY...BKN020 OVC060 TOP 120. ISOL SHRA.
  03Z-09Z BECMG FM W TO E BKN010 OVC040 TOP FL250.
  SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. WND E TO SE 15-25 KTS.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND...BECMG W TO E MVFR CIG WND.
MSY-AAF...SCT030 BKN CI. 03-06Z BECMG SCT020 SCT-BKN060
  TOP 120. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR
W OF 93W...BKN010 OVC040 TOP FL250. SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400.
  WND E TO SE 15-25 KTS. 07-09Z BECMG BKN020 TOP 120. ISOL SHRA.
  WND NW 15-20 KTS. OTLK...MVFR CIG WND.
90W TO 93W...03Z-09Z BECMG FM W TO E BKN010 OVC040 TOP FL250.
  SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. WND E TO SE 15-25 KTS.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND...BECMG W TO E MVFR CIG WND.
E OF 90W...SKC-SCT030. OCNL BKN030 TOP 050. OTLK...VFR.
.
03 ICE AND FRZLVL...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS ZULU WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...120 NW TO 160 SE.
.
04 TURB...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS TANGO WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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