FVXX22 KWBC 021300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1300 UTC 02 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-191    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. 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE.   
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS  

DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A FAINT ASH PLUME EXTENDS FROM THE
SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST.  AT 1215 UTC THE PLUME EXTENDS 105 KM
(57 NMI) TO THE POINT 1643N 6310W.  THE PLUME IS 21 KM (11
NMI) WIDE AND IS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL080.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1900 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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