FVXX22 KWBC 151200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1200 UTC 15 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-086    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. 12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM
15/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF STEAM AND ASH
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 15/1115 UTC
SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO MAKING ASH
DETECTION DIFFICULT. ASH WAS LAST SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY AT
14/2002 UTC WITH AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT BEING AT OR BELOW FL050.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL050 WOULD MOVE
TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/1800 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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CLARK
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