FVXX20 KWBC 251830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1830 UTC 25 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-175          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. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A VERY
FAINT ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST
NORTHWEST. AT 1745 UTC THE PLUME EXTENDED ROUGHLY 72 KM (39
NMI) TO THE POINT 1654N 6250W AND WAS ABOUT 12 KM (6 NMI)
WIDE. THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL070.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT OR BELOW FL070 IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST
NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.   
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/0030 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"