FVXX22 KWBC 070030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0030 UTC 07 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-081    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.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 06/1800 UTC
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION BEGAN AROUND 06/2124 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 06/2345 UTC
SHOWS A WELL DEFINED ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE WEST AWAY FROM
THE SUMMIT.  THE PLUME IS 30 KM (16 NMI) IN LENGTH 17 KM
(9NMI) WIDE AND IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS:      
1635N 6219W 1641N 6224W 1645N 6218W AND THE SUMMIT.  THE ASH
IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL090.  
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL090 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST AT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/0630 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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WALTER
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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