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Forecast updated: 10:42 UTC return to FAFAMAP BOS MIA CHI DFW SLC SFO GULF CARIB
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FAUS43 KKCI 211045
FA3W  
CHIC FA 211045
SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLDS/WX
SYNOPSIS VALID UNTIL 220500
CLDS/WX VALID UNTIL 212300...OTLK VALID 212300-220500
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...11Z SFC TROF ERN MT-WRN SD-NE PNHDL-ERN CO-ERN NM. SFC
HIGH NRN IL. BY 05Z CDFNT ERN ND-ERN SD-NCNTRL NE-NERN CO. SFC
TROF NWRN KS-SERN CO-ERN NM. SFC HIGH XTRM SERN ONTARIO.
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ND SD
WRN 1/3 ND...OVC CI. 16Z WND SW G25KT. 20Z WND W G25KT.
  OTLK...VFR WND. 02Z VFR.
WRN 1/3 SD...BKN CI. OTLK...VFR.
ERN 2/3 ND/ERN 2/3 SD...BKN CI. 15Z WND S G25KT. 19Z WND S G30KT.
  OTLK...VFR WND. 02Z VFR.
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NE
PNHDL/CNTRL...SCT-BKN CI. 17Z WND S G25KT CNTRL. OTLK...VFR.
NERN...FEW-SCT CI. OTLK...VFR. 03Z MVFR CIG.
SERN...FEW-SCT CI. TIL 14Z VIS 3-5SM BR. 17Z BKN-SCT030 TOP 070.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG.
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KS
WRN...SKC. 17Z WND S G25KT. OTLK...VFR.
CNTRL...BKN-OVC025 TOP 070. TIL 15Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. 19Z
  SCT040. OTLK...VFR.
ERN...
  N 1/3...SKC. VIS 3SM BR. 14Z BKN020 TOP 070. OTLK...MVFR CIG.
  S 2/3...BKN030 TOP 070. TIL 14Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...MVFR
    CIG.
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MN
NWRN-W CNTRL...SCT-BKN CI. 19Z WND S G25KT. OTLK...VFR WND. 03Z
  VFR.
SWRN...FEW CI. VIS 5SM BR ERN SXNS. 14Z SCT CI. OTLK...VFR.
NERN...FEW CI. OCNL VIS 3SM BR. 15Z SCT-BKN CI. OTLK...VFR.
E CNTRL...VIS 3SM BR. 15Z FEW-SCT CI. OTLK...VFR.
SERN...BKN020 TOP 050. VIS 3SM BR. 16Z SKC. OTLK...VFR.
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IA
W OF 10NW OVR-20N MCW LN...SKC. OCNL VIS 5SM BR. 14Z FEW-SCT CI.
  OTLK...VFR. 03Z MVFR CIG.
RMNDR NRN HLF...BKN-OVC020 TOP 050. VIS 3SM BR. 17Z SKC.
  OTLK...VFR. 01Z MVFR CIG.
RMNDR SRN HLF...BKN-OVC020 TOP 050. VIS 3SM BR. 17Z FEW CI. 21Z
  BKN030 TOP 070. OTLK...MVFR CIG.
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MO
N OF MCI-UIN LN...SCT020. VIS 3SM BR. 17Z BKN030 TOP 070.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG.
S OF 30S BUM-20NE FAM LN...SCT040 OVC080 TOP 110. 13Z BKN035 WRN
  SXNS. VIS 3SM BR WRN SXNS. 17Z BKN060 THRUT. OTLK...VFR.
ELSW...SCT-BKN025 SCT-BKN050 TOP 070. VIS 3SM BR. 15Z BKN030 WRN
  SXNS. BKN050 ERN SXNS. OTLK...MVFR CIG WRN SXNS. VFR ERN SXNS.
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LM WI LS UPR MI
SERN QTR WI/CNTRL 1/3 LM...SCT-BKN070 TOP 150. VIS 5SM BR LAND
  AREAS. 12Z SCT020 SCT070 THRUT. VIS 3SM BR LAND AREAS. 16Z
  SCT040 THRUT. OTLK...VFR.
SRN 1/3 LM...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
LS/UPR MI/RMNDR WI/NRN 1/3 LM...BKN-SCT020 TOP 050. VIS 3SM BR
  LAND AREAS. 17Z FEW-SCT CI NWRN QTR WI/WRN 1/3 UPR MI/WRN 1/3
  LS. SKC ELSW. OTLK...VFR.
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LWR MI LH
LH/NRN HLF LWR MI...OVC020 TOP FL180. VIS 3SM BR. 16Z BKN030
  BKN080. 19Z SCT040. OTLK...VFR.
SWRN QTR LWR MI...BKN-OVC070 TOP 150. VIS 5SM BR. 12Z BKN035 BKN-
  SCT070. TIL 17Z VIS 3-5SM BR. 20Z SCT040. OTLK...VFR.
SERN QTR LWR MI...BKN035 OVC080 TOP 150. TIL 17Z OCNL VIS 3-5SM
  BR. OTLK...VFR.
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IL
NWRN...SCT020. VIS 3SM BR. 16Z SKC. 21Z BKN040 TOP 070.
  OTLK...VFR.
W CNTRL/SWRN...SCT020 SCT-BKN080 TOP 110. VIS 3-5SM BR. 16Z
  BKN050. OTLK...VFR.
NERN...SKC. TIL 14Z VIS 3-5SM BR.
E CNTRL...SCT-BKN030 TOP 060. VIS 3-5SM BR. 15Z SCT040.
  OTLK...VFR.
SERN...SCT020. VIS 3SM BR. 15Z SCT080. OTLK...VFR.
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IN
N OF 20SW TTH-CVG LN...BKN035 TOP 060. OCNL VIS 3SM BR. 16Z SCT-
  BKN050. OTLK...VFR.
ELSW...SKC. TIL 14Z OCNL VIS 3SM BR. OTLK...VFR.
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KY
WRN...SCT080 SCT CI. OTLK...VFR.
CNTRL...SCT CI. TIL 14Z VIS 5SM BR. OTLK...VFR.
ERN...SCT CI. OTLK...VFR.
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