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Forecast updated: 19:13 UTC return to FAFAMAP BOS MIA CHI DFW SLC SFO GULF CARIB
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FAUS43 KKCI 121915 AAA
FA3W  
CHIC FA 121915 AMD
SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLDS/WX
SYNOPSIS VALID UNTIL 131300
CLDS/WX VALID UNTIL 130700...OTLK VALID 130700-131300
ND SD NE KS MN IA MO WI LM LS MI LH IL IN KY
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SEE AIRMET SIERRA FOR IFR CONDS AND MTN OBSCN.
TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS.
NON MSL HGTS DENOTED BY AGL OR CIG.
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SYNOPSIS...UPR LVL TROF OH VLY-DEEP S WILL CONT EWD THRU PD. MID
LVL TROF W CNTRL PLAINS WILL APCH SRN PTNS SD MN-NRN IA DURG
OTLK. OTRW..HI PRES RIDGE WILL CONT TO DMNT MS VLY-SRN PLAINS-
SWRN US. NLY FLOW NE PTN..WSW FLOW SE PTN..WLY FLOW WRN PTN.
CDFNT FAR NW ND WILL APCH SRN ND THRU PD AND BECM STNR DURG OTLK.
CDFNT CNTRL DEEP S-LWR MS VLY-N CNTRL TX WILL APCH SRN PTNS DEEP
S LA-S CNTRL TX DURG PD AND BECM STNR DURG OTLK.
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ND
NW PTN...SCT130-150 BKN CI. ISOL -TSRA/-SHRA. CB TOP FL370. BECMG
     0204 SCT120-140 BKN CI. OTLK...VFR.
SE PTN...SKC OCNL FEW-SCT100. OTLK...VFR.
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SD...UPDT
NRN-CNTRL PTN...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
SRN PTN...SCT130. ISOL TSRA/SHRA. CB TOP FL400. TS POSS SEV.
BECMG 0103 SKC. OTLK..VFR.
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NE
PNHDL-W HLF...SCT120-140. ISOL TSRA/SHRA. CB TOP FL410. TS POSS
     SEV. WND S G20KT. BECMG 0204 SKC. OTLK...VFR.
E HLF...SCT-BKN080-100 TOPS 160. ISOL TSRA/SHRA. CB TOP FL400. TS
     POSS SEV. BECMG 0103 SCT100-120 SCT-BKN CI. TIL 05Z ISOL
     TSRA/SHRA. CB TOP FL390. OTLK...VFR.
.
KS...UPDT
WRN PTN...SKC OCNL FEW120. WND S G25KT. BECMG 2021 SCT100-120.
     ISOL TSRA/SHRA. CB TOP FL410. TS POSS SEV. WND S G25KT.
     BECMG 0104 SCT CI. OTLK...VFR.
CNTRL-ERN PTN...SKC OCNL SCT CI SE PTN. OTLK...VFR.
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MN
NRN PTN...SKC. BECMG 0406 SCT CI. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...MVFR
     BR NE PTN..VFR NW PTN.
CNTRL PTN...FEW-SCT100. AFT 21Z ISOL -TSRA/-SHRA. CB TOP FL370.
     BECMG 0104 SKC OCNL SCT CI. AFT 06Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR.
     OTLK...VFR.
SRN PTN...SCT060 SCT CI. AFT 21Z ISOL -TSRA/-SHRA. CB TOP FL370.
     BECMG 0002 SKC. OTLK...VFR.
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IA
W HLF...SCT040-060 SCT-BKN CI. ISOL -TSRA/-SHRA. CB TOP FL410.
     BECMG 2123 OCNL BKN040-060 TOPS 160 BKN CI. TIL 04Z ISOL
     -TSRA/-SHRA. CB TOP FL420. OTLK...VFR.
E HLF...SCT050 SCT CI. BECMG 2301 SKC OCNL SCT CI. OTLK...VFR.
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MO
NRN PTN...SCT050 SCT-BKN CI. ISOL -TSRA/-SHRA. CB TOP FL410.
     BECMG 0003 SCT040 SCT080. OTLK...VFR.
CNTRL-SRN PTN...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
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WI
SKC OCNL FEW-SCT050. AFT 06Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...VFR.
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LS UPR MI
SKC OCNL SCT CI.
.
LM LWR MI LH
NRN PTN...SKC OCNL FEW-SCT040 SCT CI. AFT 06Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR.
     OTLK...VFR.
SRN PTN...SCT040 SCT CI. BECMG 0003 SCT035 SCT CI. AFT 06Z OCNL
     VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...MVFR BR.
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IL
SCT040 SCT CI. BECMG 0103 SKC. OTLK...VFR.
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IN
SCT035. ISOL -TSRA/-SHRA. CB TOP FL370. BECMG 0103 SCT CI OCNL
SKC. AFT 06Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...VFR.
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KY
W HLF...SKC. AFT 06Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...VFR.
E HLF...SCT-BKN040-060 TOPS 120. ISOL -TSRA/-SHRA. CB TOP FL380.
BECMG 0104 SCT035. AFT 06Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...VFR.
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