FVXX23 KWBC 280430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0430 UTC 28 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-022    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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  0000 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT IN NEAR INFRARED IMAGERY
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE NEAR INFRARED IMAGE AT 28/0145 UTC
SHOWED A POSSIBLE HOT SPOT AT THE VOLCANO. NO ASH PLUME WAS
EVIDENT HOWEVER THROUGH 0345 UTC SATELLITE IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL080 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTH
AT 10 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT.
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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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KARST
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