FVXX22 KWBC 191330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1330 UTC 19 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-032          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. NOAA-15 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 19/1200 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM
GUADELOUPE. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION START TIME UNKNOWN. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1302 UTC
SHOWS A PLUME MOVING OFF OF MONTSERRAT TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST.
NOAA-14 HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY CONFIRMS THE PLUME AND ALSO
SHOWS A VERY NICE HOT SPOT AT THE VOLCANO LOCATION. THE MVO
REPORTED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL MODERATE ROCKFALLS OVERNIGHT.
THE PLUME IS MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST (255 DEGREES) AT 5 TO 10
KNOTS. THE PLUME IS MEASURED TO BE ABOUT 51 KM (28 NMI) LONG
AND 11 KM (6 NMI) WIDE TO POINT 1636N 6239W WITH AN ESTIMATED
HEIGHT AT OR BELOW FL050. 
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VA FROM 1643N6211W MOV 25507KT AT FL050 TO 1636N6239W.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR BELOW
FL050 TO MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/1930 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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HUGHES
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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