FVXX22 KWBC 242345
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2345 UTC 24 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-052          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... 1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL FORECAST SOUNDING DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL LOW-LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 2245 UTC SUGGESTS THAT ANOTHER ASH EMISSION
HAS TAKEN PLACE. MOVEMENT IS NOTED OFF TO THE EAST AND
NORTHEAST. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE REACHED FL100.
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AS OF 2245 UTC THE ASH EXTENDS 24 KM (13 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT
TO THE POINT 1646N 6156W. THE ASH CLOUD IS 12 KM (7 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15-25 KNOTS
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS 
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0600 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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ORRISON
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