FVXX23 KWBC 061315
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 1315 UTC 06 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-008    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...0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL
SOUNDING DATA...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH CLOUD INDUCED BY PYROCLASTIC FLOW AT AROUND
06/1225 UTC...
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
REPORTED THAT AN ASH CLOUD WAS PRODUCED BY A PYROCLASTIC FLOW THIS
MORNING. THE ASH CLOUD HAS REACHED AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF FL070.
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SATELLITE IMAGERY AS OF 06/1245 UTC IS CONFIRMING THE ASH CLOUD
MOVING OFF TO THE WEST FROM THE SUMMIT. AT 1245 UTC IT EXTENDS 20 KM
(11 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE POINT 1642N6221W. IT IS 10 KM (5
NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1930 UTC.
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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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ORRISON/TURK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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