FVXX20 KWBC 271110
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1110 UTC 27 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-182          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.  AVIATION MODEL FORECAST WIND DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NEAR INFRARED IMAGERY REVEALED A
PROMINENT HOT SPOT AT 0945 UTC THAT DIMMED BY 1015 UTC. 
VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1045 UTC SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING FROM
THE SUMMIT TO 1636N6240W OR ROUGHLY 54 KM (29 NMI) TO THE WEST
SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 7 KM (4 NMI)
WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100. 
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1700 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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TURK
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