FVXX20 KWBC 271647
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1647 UTC 27 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-183          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. 12Z UPPER AIR DATA FROM GUADELOUPE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1625 UTC
SHOWED A FAINT PLUME STRETCHING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1642N6301W
THROUGH 1639N6325W TO 1624N6358W.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 21 KM
(11 NMI) WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL070.  THE PLUME WAS
MOVING WEST.
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TRAJECTORY: 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 27/2300 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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