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AWC Home > Area Forecasts > Gulf of Mexico FA
Gulf of Mexico Area Forecast (FA) FYI/Help
Forecast updated: 16:18 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 181620 AAB
OFAGX 
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 191100Z
FCST...181620Z-182300Z
OTLK...182300Z-191100Z
.
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.
.
01 SYNOPSIS...AT 11Z CDFNT SERN TX/SWRN LA MOVG SEWD TO NWRN FL-
  25N93W LN BY 00Z. BY 12Z/19Z CDFNT WILL EXTD FM NR PIE TO
  24N88W. SCT SHRA/WDLY SCT TSRA WILL OCCUR ALG/AHD OF CDFNT.
  GENLY LGT-MOD S OR SW WNDS OVR AREA WILL GRDLY BECMG N OR NW
  20-25KT SPRDG FM NW TO SE ACRS AREA. OVR CSTL WTRS GLS-
  AAF...WNDS JUST ABV SFC WLY 30-40KT. CONDS SPRDG INTO SERN
  PTNS AREA DURG OTLK PD.
.
02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX... ...UPDT...
CSTL WTRS
BRO-CRP...BKN030. TOPS 050. 19Z SCT030. OTLK...VFR.
CRP-LCH...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
LCH-LEV..BKN030 BKN080. TOPS 100. WDLY SCT SHRA. 18-20Z BECMG FM
  W...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
LEV-AAF...SCT025 BKN060. TOPS 120. WDLY SCT SHRA. WND SWLY
  20G25KT. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOPS FL350. WND WLY/SWLY
  20G25KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR
NWRN 1/2...BKN025 BKN060. TOPS 100. SCT TSRA. CB TOPS TO FL350.
  N 27N...WND WLY 20G25KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
SERN 1/2...SCT030. 20-23Z BECMG FM NW...BKN025 BKN060. TOPS 100.
  WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOPS TO FL300. N 27N...WND WLY 20G25KT.
  OTLK...VFR TSRA WND.
GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR
S 25N...BKN020. TOPS 050. 18Z SCT030. OTLK...VFR.
N 25N...SCT030. OCNL SKC. 18Z NWRN PTN...WND SWLY 20G25KT.
  OTLK...VFR TSRA.
.
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...080-100 NE SLPG TO 120 SW RISING TO 100 NE SLPG TO 130
  SW BY 23Z.
.
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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