FVXX22 KWBC 071400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1400 UTC 07 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-212    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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A HOT SPOT WAS DETECTED IN NEAR INFRARED
IMAGERY DURING THE NIGHT AND THE VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH
07/1345 UTC SHOWS A PLUME MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
SUMMIT. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED AT FL100. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
ASH IS 34 KM (18 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT AND IS LOCATED AT 1654N
6227W. ASH AT A LOWER LEVEL OF FL070 IS MOVING TO THE WEST AND
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH IS 25 KM (13 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT
AND IS LOCATED AT 1643N 6225W.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST
AT 10 TO 15 KTS WHILE ASH AT FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST
AT 10 TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/2000 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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KARST/HUGHES
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"