FVXX23 KWBC 291300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 29 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-026          WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1245 UTC
SHOWS A SMALL THIN PLUME OF MOSTLY ASH AND STEAM MOVING
SOUTHWEST OFF OF THE ISLAND OF MONTSERRAT. THE MONTSERRAT
VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME SMALL
ROCKFALLS AND A CONTINUOUS VENTING OF STEAM FROM THE VOLCANO.
THESE ROCKFALLS HAVE LIKELY STIRRED UP FALLEN ASH AND THAT
THIS ASH IS BEING WIND DRIVEN OFF OF THE ISLAND. THE ESTIMATED
HEIGHT FROM BOTH OBSERVERS AND THE UPPER AIR SOUNDING SHOW
THIS PLUME TO BE BELOW FL050.   
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH BELOW FL050 TO
MOVE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED ON THIS EVENT UNLESS
NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
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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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HUGHES-NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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