FVXX22 KWBC 171300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 1300 UTC 17 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-144    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.  17/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: IN THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGERY OF THE DAY
A FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME CAN BE SEEN MOVING WEST FROM THE
ISLAND. AT 1215 UTC THE FAINT ASH PLUME ESTIMATED BELOW FL070 
WAS OBSERVED EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST (270
DEGREES) AROUND 85 KM (46 NMI) TO POINT 1641N 6259W AND WAS
ABOUND 18 KM (10NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT OR BELOW FL070 WILL 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 BY 17/1900 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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