FVXX22 KWBC 221800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1800 UTC 22 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-044          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 1745 UTC
SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AT
FL090 WITH A LOWER PLUME AT FL060 MOVING TOWARDS THE
SOUTHEAST. THE ASH AT FL060 IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING
POINTS: 1642N 6211W TO 1558N 6142W TO 1610N 6121W TO 1642N
6211W. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME IS AT 1603N 6130W JUST TO
THE SOUTHEAST OF THE ISLAND OF GUADELOUPE. THE ASH AT FL090 IS
62 KM (33 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (4 NMI) WIDE AND THE LEADING EDGE
IS AT 1638N 6132W.   
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT FL090 WILL
MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST AT 15 KTS WHILE ASH AT OR BELOW FL060
WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS 
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0000 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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KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"