FVXX22 KWBC 190115    
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0115 UTC 19 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-150          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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 19/0000 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LAST GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGE BEFORE
DARKNESS STILL SHOWED A FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME EMANATING FROM
THE VOLCANO. THIS ASH CAN NOT BE DETECTED BY THE LOWER
RESOLUTION INFRARED DATA HOWEVER A CONSISTENT HOT SPOT IS
BEING DETECTED BY SHORTWAVE INFRARED AND REFLECTIVITY IMAGERY.
THIS INDICATES THAT THE VOLCANO IS STILL PRODUCING LAVA AND
POSSIBLY ASH. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR BELOW
FL070 WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/0730 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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HUGHES
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