FVXX20 KWBC 251130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1130 UTC 25 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-100 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 IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM
25/0000 UTC.
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ERUPTION OF ASH AND
STEAM
DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: MORNING VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1115 UTC
SHOWS A LOW LEVEL PLUME ESTIMATED AT FL030 EXTENDING TO THE
POINT 1642N 6244W OR ABOUT 30 NMI WEST OF THE VOLCANO. THE
PLUME IS UP TO 5 NMI WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH NEAR FL030 WILL MOVE WEST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE BY 25/1730 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORIES 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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