FVXX22 KWBC 070630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0630 UTC 07 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-082 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
SATELLITE IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION BEGAN AROUND 06/2124 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 07/0545 UTC
SHOWS A FAINT PLUME SIGNATURE REMAINING. THIS DIFFUSE AREA
HAS THINNED AND MAY BE INTERMIXED WITH LOW LEVEL CLOUDS. IT
IS APPROXIMATELY 94KM LONG (50NMI) AND 53KM (28NMI) WIDE AT
THE WIDEST POINT. THE PLUME IS BOUNDED BY POINTS: 1642N
06257W 1641N 06309W 1614N 06314W 1556N 06302W 1553N 06246W
AND 1607N 06232W. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL090.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL090 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1230 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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