FVXX22 KWBC 060800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0800 UTC 06 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-207    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.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 06/0715 UTC. HOWEVER LOW LEVEL ASH IS NOT ALWAYS
DISCERNIBLE IN NIGHT TIME INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
ASH WAS LAST DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 05/1930 UTC TO
FL070 MOVING TO THE WEST.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL070 WILL MOVE TO THE
SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1400 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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