FVXX23 KWBC 071935
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1935 UTC 07 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-121    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 1815 UTC SHOWS
A PLUME OF ASH 8KM (4NMI) WIDE EXTENDING 59KM (32NMI)
NORTHWEST FROM THE SUMMIT. AN AREA OF DETACHED ASH IS BOUNDED
BY 1734N6325W 1724N6332W 1717N6318W AND 1720N6314W. ASH IS
ESTIMATED BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT
18 TO 26 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/0130 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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