FVXX20 KWBC 270030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0030 UTC 27 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-180          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. WINDS FORECAST FROM AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 26/2345 UTC. A LOW LEVEL FAINT ASH PLUME MOVING WEST
BELOW FL070 WAS DETECTED IN THE LAST FEW VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGES OF THE DAY. COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT LOW LEVEL ASH
DOES NOT SHOW UP WELL ON INFRARED OR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY IT
IS ASSUMED THAT FAINT ASH IS STILL PRESENT AT OR BELOW FL070
TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT.    
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT OR BELOW FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/0630 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 
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