FVXX22 KWBC 071250
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1250 UTC 07 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-065          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. 07/1200 UTC PRINSES JULIANA SOUNDING. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY
THROUGH 1215 UTC INDICATED A LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME TO THE WEST
SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME EXTENDS 132 KM (71 NMI) TO
THE POINT 1633N6324W AND IS 18 KM (10 NMI) WIDE.  THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL070. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL070 WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST
SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1900 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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CLARK/ORRISON
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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