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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT - COR TO ASH HEIGHT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 22 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-043          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. 22/1200 UTC SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW ERUPTION BEGINNING AROUND 22/1115 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215 UTC
SHOWS A NEW ERUPTION OF SOUFRIERE HILLS. THE ASH CLOUD IS
EXTENDING 29 KM (16 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (4 NMI) WIDE TO THE
SOUTHEAST TO POINT 1629N 6203W. THE ASH THEN TURNS TO THE
NORTHEAST EXTENDING 24 KM (13 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (4 NMI) WIDE
TO POINT 1636N 6156W. THE LAST LEG OF THE ASH EXTENDS
SOUTHEAST 29 KM (16 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (4 NMI) WIDE TO POINT
1628N 6141W. THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT IS AT OR BELOW FL100 BASED
ON THE 1200 UTC SOUNDING OUT OF GUADELOUPE.  
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH ATOR BELOW
FL100 TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 22/1900 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/KARST
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