FVXX23 KWBC 021930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 1930 UTC 02 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-002    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3,000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.  12Z GUADELOUPE SOUNDING
DATA     
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS...
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 1845 UTC INDICATES A LOW
LEVEL FAINT ASH PLUME TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE VOLCANO IS
EMITTING LIGHT ASH CONTINUALLY AS SEEN IN THE VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY SINCE 1245 UTC.  THE ASH PLUME EXTENDS 57 KM (31 NMI) WEST
FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE POINT 1639N6243W AND IS 15 KM (8 NMI) WIDE. 
THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN FL030 AND FL040.        
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE WEST AT 15-20 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0130.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH
LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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CLARK/KARST
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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