FVXX20 KWBC 251230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1230 UTC 25 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-174          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. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING. WINDS
FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
25/1145 UTC SHOWED A FAINT ASH PLUME FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE
WEST. AT 1145 UTC THE PLUME EXTENDED ROUGHLY 107 KM (58 NMI)
WEST TO THE POINT 1644N 6310W AND IS ABOUT 9 KM (5 NMI) WIDE.
THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL070.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT OR BELOW FL070 IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST
AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.   
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/1830 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/STREETT
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