FVXX22 KWBC 142345 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2345 UTC 14 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-084    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM
1800 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF STEAM AND ASH
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2002 UTC SHOWS
AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT
WITH SOME ASH ALSO DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH. THE ASH EXTENDS 5 KM
(2.7 NMI) EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 1641N 6209W TO 1641N
6225W. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT OR BELOW FL050.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 5-10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0600 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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RUMINSKI
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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