FVXX20 KWBC 151145   
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1145 UTC 15 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-234    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. UPPER LEVEL WIND DATA FROM THE AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AROUND 15/0500 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1115
UTC SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1657N6227W OR
APPROXIMATELY 40 KM (22 NMI) TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. 
THE PLUME WAS 8 KM (4 NMI) ACROSS AND ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW
FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT OR BELOW FL100 IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD 
THE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/1700 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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TURK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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