FVXX20 KWBC 290500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0500 UTC 29 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-189          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. UPPER AIR WIND OBSERVATION FROM GUADELOUPE .
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 29/0345 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.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS
THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 29/1100 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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