FVXX21 KWBC 111330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1330 UTC 11 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-271          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. 11/1200 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING OUT OF
GUADELOUPE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INCREASED ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 IMAGERY AT 1245 UTC SHOWS AN ASH
PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST AND
THEN STARTING AT ABOUT 63W THE PLUME CONTINUES IN A MORE WEST
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.  SPECIFICALLY, THE PLUME EXTENDS 88
KM (48 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1631N 6259W AND FROM THERE
EXTENDS ANOTHER 39 KM (21NMI) TO THE POINT 1638N 6320W. THE
PLUME IS ABOUT 19 KM (10 NMI) WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. ASH IS
ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH EAST OF 63 WEST IS MOVING TO THE WEST
SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS.  ASH WEST OF 63 WEST IS MOVING TO
THE WEST NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 11/1930 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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HUGHES     
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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