FVXX20 KWBC 171930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1930 UTC 17 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-089    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. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY. 17/1200 GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS GENERATING LOW LEVEL ASH CLOUD.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MVO REPORTS THAT ROCKFALL ACTIVITY
AT THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO IS GENERATING ASH CLOUDS THAT
ARE BEING PICKED UP BY THE WIND. THE WINDBLOWN ASH IS MOVING
OFF THE ISLAND AND IS ESTIMATED BELOW FL030. AT 17/1910 UTC A
PLUME OF MIXED METEOROLOGICAL CLOUD AND ASH EXTENDED FROM THE
SUMMIT WEST NORTHWEST (285 DEGREES) ABOUT 75KM (40 NMI) TO THE
POINT 1700N 62526W AND IS UP TO 12 KM (7NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT AND BELOW FL030 WILL MOVE WEST NORTHWEST TO
WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/0130.    
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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" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"