FVXX22 KWBC 261900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1900 UTC 26 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-093    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED VISIBLE AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1845 UTC
INDICATES A LOW LEVEL PLUME EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY TO THE
POINT 1700N 6400W.  THIS PLUME IS ABOUT 100 NMI LONG AND UP TO
10 NMI WIDE.  THE MONTSERRAT OBSERVATORY INDICATES A MIXTURE
OF STEAM AND ASH AT FL030 BEING PRODUCED BY ROCKFALLS.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/0100 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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