FVXX23 KWBC 131615 CCA
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1615 UTC 13 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-133    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...NFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1532
UTC SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING 78KM (42NMI) TO A POINT WSW
OF THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS 6KM (3NMI) WIDE WITH THIN ASH
ESTIMATED BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 IS MOVING TOWARD THE WSW AT 16 TO
24 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSED AT 13/2200 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND 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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