FVXX20 KWBC 282300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2300 UTC 28 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-188          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 THE AVIATION MODEL. MONTSERRAT
VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 28/2215 UTC
SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE ISLAND PRECLUDING ANY ASH
DETECTION. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS THAT
ROCKFALLS CONTINUE TO OCCUR DAILY ALTHOUGH THE ACTIVITY AT THE
VOLCANO HAS DECREASED OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. A LOW LEVEL ASH
PLUME WAS DETECTED IN VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY YESTERDAY
WHICH WAS THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A CLEAR VIEW OF THE SUMMIT.
THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL070.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS
THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 29/0500 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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