FVXX23 KWBC 052100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2100 UTC 05 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-113    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AROUND 1845 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 2015
UTC SHOWED AN ASH PLUME EMANATING FROM MONSERRAT. THE PLUME
ABOUT 23KM(12NMI) WIDE EXTENDED 71KM(38NMI) TO THE WSW. ASH
ESTIMATED BELOW FL080 WAS MOVING AT 23KTS. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL080 MOVED TOWARD THE WSW AT 23KTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 06/0300 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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BROWN
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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