FVXX22 KWBC 210005
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0005 UTC 21 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-035          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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 21/0000 UTC AVN MODEL
WINDS.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: MAJOR ERUPTION BEGINNING 2340 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MVO REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT ERUPTION
OF SOUFRIERE HILLS AT ABOUT 2340 UTC. GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH
2345 UTC SHOWS THAT A MAJOR ERUPTION HAS OCCURRED. ASH IS
SPREADING EAST OFF OF THE ISLAND. THE HEIGHT OF THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL250. THIS IS A MAJOR ERUPTION. THE
HEIGHT OF THE ASH MAY EVEN BE AS HIGH AS FL300 BASED ON UPPER
WIND PATTERNS. CURRENT POSITION HAS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
ASH AT 1635N 6125W. THE CLOUD IS 81 KM (41 NMI) LONG AND 40 KM
(22 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH UP TO FL250 TO
MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS. ASH UP TO FL300 WOULD MOVE
EAST AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 21/0600 UNLESS NEW
INFORMATION WARRANTS AN UPDATE.
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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" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"