FVXX23 KWBC 281330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1330 UTC 28 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-023    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.  28/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH PLUME....BEGINNING TIME UNKNOWN.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: EARLY MORNING VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH
1302 UTC SHOWS A WELL DEFINED ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH
AWAY FROM THE VOLCANO.  THE PLUME IS IS 24 KM (13 NMI)IN
LENGTH AND 10 KM (5NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDS TO THE POINT 1628N
6214W.  BASED ON THIS MORNINGS GUADELOUPE SOUNDING THE ASH IS
BELIEVED TO BE AT FL060.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL060 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTH AT 5KT.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/1930 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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WALTER
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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