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FAGX20 KKCI 220130
OFAGX 
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 230200Z
FCST...220200Z-221400Z
OTLK...221400Z-230200Z
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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...HUGE HI PRES CENTERED NEAR BERMUDA CONTS TO PRODUCE
SELY WINDS OVR THE FCST AREA. THE WARM AND HUMID FLOW CONTACTING
THE COOLER WTRS OF THE NRN GLFMEX WL CONT TO PRODUCE LOW CLDS AND
FOG PRIMARILY OVR THE TX AND LA CSTL WTRS.
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02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
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CSTL WTRS...
BRO-LFT...BKN-OVC015 TOP 040. VIS 1-3SM OCNL 3-5SM BR. OTLK...
 MVFR OCNL IFR CIG BR.
LFT-MOB...SCT015. OCNL BKN015 TOP 050. VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...VFR.
MOB-AAF...SKC. OCNL SCT015. OTLK...VFR.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
NW 28N92W-25N95W...BKN015 TOP 040. OCNL SCT015. VIS 3-5SM OCNL
 1-3SM BR. OTLK...MVFR BR.
ELSW...SCT015. OCNL SKC. OTLK...VFR.
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03 ICE AND FRZLVL...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS ZULU WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...130 NE TO 155 SW.
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04 TURB...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS TANGO WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
....

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