FVXX20 KWBC 181655
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1655 UTC 18 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-248          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 WINDS FROM 18/1200 UTC
GUADELOUPE SOUNDING
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ERUPTION DETAILS: PERIODIC EXPLOSIONS AND EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1632
UTC SHOWED AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO
1632N6247W...OR ROUGHLY 70 KM (38 NMI) TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST
OF THE VOLCANO.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 13 KM (7 NMI) WIDE AND
ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/2300 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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