FVXX22 KWBC 031230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1230 UTC 03 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-078    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 SATELLITE IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY. 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION BEGAN AROUND 03/1100 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1145 UTC SHOWS A
CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL PLUME OF ASH MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST 
FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED AT FL035 BASED ON A
REPORT FROM MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE PLUME IS AT 1650N 6258W WHICH IS 80KM (43 NMI) FROM THE
SUMMIT. THE PLUME HAS AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF 10 KM (5 NMI).       
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TRAJECTORY: BASED ON UPPER AIR REPORTS THE PLUME IS MOVING TO
THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE SENT AT 03/1830 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/STREETT
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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