FVXX20 KWBC 140550
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0550 UTC 14 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-227    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: INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY. WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN INFRARED OR
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 13/0345 UTC. THE
LATEST ESTIMATE ON PLUME HEIGHT WAS FOR A LOW LEVEL PLUME
BELIEVED TO BE BELOW FL100. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL100 WOULD MOVE
TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/1200 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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