FVXX22 KWBC 161100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 1100 UTC 16 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-139    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.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: IN THE FIRST FEW FAINTLY LIT VISIBLE
IMAGES OF THE DAY A POSSIBLE SUSPICIOUS AREA IS SEEN THAT
MIGHT BE AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE
WEST.  WHEN MORE VISIBLE IMAGERY BECOMES AVAILABLE IT SHOULD
BE POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS IS TRULY AN ASH PLUME
AND A NEW ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED.
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TRAJECTORY: IF THERE IS ANY REMAINING ASH AT ABOUT FL070 IT
WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS NEW INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE.
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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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