FVXX23 KWBC 060530
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0530 UTC 06 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-115    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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 06/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AROUND 1845 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THERE WAS NO ASH DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 06/0502 UTC. HOWEVER ASH BELOW FL080 DOES NOT
ROUTINELY SHOW UP ON MULTISPECTRAL OR INFRARED IMAGERY. FOR
THIS REASON IT CANNOT BE ASSUMED THAT THERE IS NO LOW LEVEL
ASH IN THE AREA. IN THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE AT 05/2145 UTC A
PLUME EXTENDED 149 KM (80 NMI) FROM THE VOLCANO TO THE WEST
SOUTHWEST AND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL080.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO
30 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 06/1130 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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CLARK 
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