FVXX23 KWBC 071330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1330 UTC 07 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-120 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 07/0730 UTC AND 07/1130 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 1245 UTC SHOWS
A PLUME OF ASH 6KM (3NMI) WIDE EXTENDING 46KM (25NMI)
NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT TO THE POINT 1656N6233W. ASH IS
ESTIMATED BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT
15 TO 25 KNOTS.
OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1930 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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