FVXX20 KWBC 180130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 18 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-090    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  NFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 18/0000 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 REPORTED THAT ROCKFALL ACTIVITY
AT THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO IS GENERATING ASH CLOUDS THAT
ARE BEING PICKED UP BY THE WIND. ASH IS NOT OBSERVED ON
INFRARED IMAGERY BUT A FAINT PLUME OF ASH WAS OBSERVED EARLIER
ON VISIBLE IMAGERY. A HOT SPOT IS OCCASIONALLY OBSERVED ON
SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. ASH WAS ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL030.
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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 18/0730.    
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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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