FVXX22 KWBC 151735 CCA
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY - CORRECTION 
ISSUED 1735 UTC 15 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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CORRECTION TO INCLUDE ASH HEIGHT TO BELOW FL070
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-136    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.  AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AN ASH PLUME CAN BE OBSERVED IN VISIBLE
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1715 UTC. THE ASH EXTENDS ABOUT 126
KM (68 NMI) FROM THE VOLCANO TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST
APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1705N 6320W. THE PLUME IS ABOUT 36
KM (20 NMI) WIDE. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS
THAT ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING
A NEARLY CONTINUOUS ASH PLUME THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE
OBSERVATORY ESTIMATED THE ASH TO BE BELOW FL070.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/2330 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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CLARK/RENKEVENS
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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