FVXX20 KWBC 141755
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1755 UTC 14 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-229    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: VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY. 14/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
14/1715 UTC SHOWS A LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME FROM THE VOLCANO TO
THE WEST SOUTHWEST (261 DEGREES). AT 14/1715 UTC THE PLUME
EXTENDED ROUGHLY 72 KM (39 NMI) TO THE POINT 1638N 6251W AND
WAS ABOUT 11 KM (6 NMI) WIDE. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW
FL100. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL100 WOULD MOVE
TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 5 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0000 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"