FVXX23 KWBC 071200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1200 UTC 07 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-119    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. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. WINDS
FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL

ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION..PYROCLASTIC FLOW AROUND 07/0445
UTC AND ASH EMISSIONS AROUND 07/0625 UTC AND 07/0730 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 07/1045 UTC. HOWEVER A HOT SPOT OVER THE VOLCANO HAS
APPEARED IN IMAGERY INDICATING ACTIVITY AT THE VOLCANO. THE
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED ASH FALL ON THE GROUND
IN MANY OF THE VILLAGES AROUND THE VOLCANO OVERNIGHT. THE ASH
FROM THE EMISSIONS OVERNIGHT HAVE MOST LIKELY DISSIPATED.    
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS
THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1730 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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CLARK 
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