FVXX23 KWBC 091930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1930 UTC 09 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-129    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. 
GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 09/1915 UTC
SHOWS A HAZINESS TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT MIXED WITH CLOUDS
THAT MAY CONTAIN ASH. MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY SHOWS A HOT SPOT
AT 1732 UTC AND ANOTHER HOT SPOT AT 1845 UTC. THE MONTSERRAT
VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS CONFIRMED TWO MINOR ERUPTIONS DURING
THE DAY.  THE MOST RECENT HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT OF ANY ASH PRESENT
IS FL050.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH PRESENT FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL050 WOULD
MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT UP TO 15 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/0130 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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