FVXX22 KWBC 031830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1830 UTC 03 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-079    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 1745 UTC SHOWS THAT
THE PLUME OBSERVED EARLIER MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST HAS
DISSIPATED.       
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT.
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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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