FVXX22 KWBC 070800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0800 UTC 07 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-211    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. 0000 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH IS NOT SEEN IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 07/0715 UTC. HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN A RATHER
PERSISTENT HOT SPOT NOTED WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS SOME
ACTIVITY ONGOING. ASH HAS BEEN LOW-LEVEL IN NATURE TO THIS
POINT AND THUS IS ONLY DETECTABLE IN VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY. ASH HAS BEEN CONFINED BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE       
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1400 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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ORRISON
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