FVXX22 KWBC 231045
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1045 UTC 23 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-047          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. WIND FORECAST FROM THE 23/0000 UTC
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW ERUPTION BEGINNING AROUND 22/1115 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1015 UTC
SHOWED EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER MONTSERRAT
AND VICINITY MAKING THE DETECTION OF ASH IMPOSSIBLE. ASH UP TO
FL090 WAS DETECTED IN THE FINAL VISIBLE IMAGES ON WEDNESDAY.  
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN FL050 AND FL090
WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WHILE ASH BELOW
FL050 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS 
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/1700 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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TURK
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