FVXX20 KWBC 241215
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1215 UTC 24 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-257          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: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED...AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1145 UTC SHOWS AN
ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST.  THE
PLUME IS ABOUT 180 KM (100 NMI) LONG AND 18 KM (10) NMI WIDE
AND IS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL080. A HOT SPOT CAN BE SEEN AT
THE VOLCANO LOCATION IN SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.  
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 1815 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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