FVXX20 KWBC 142005
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2005 UTC 14 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-230    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.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: PYROCLASTIC FLOW AROUND 1900 UTC AND
CONTINUED LOW LEVEL ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
REPORTED A PYROCLASTIC FLOW OCCURRED AROUND 1900 UTC AND
PRODUCED ASH ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL150. VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 14/1945 UTC SHOWED CLOUDS PASSING OVER THE
ISLAND WHICH OBSCURED THE VIEW OF THE SUMMIT AND ANY ASH
PRESENT FROM THIS EVENT. THE LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME PRESENT
EARLIER TODAY HAS SHIFTED AND AT 1945 UTC EXTENDED TO THE
NORTHWEST BOUNDED BY THE POINTS 1655N6227W 1642N6248W
1648N6225W AND 1643N6211W.   
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0200 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" 

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