FVXX21 KWBC 122015
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2015 UTC 12 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-276          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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 12/1200 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING OUT OF
GUADELOUPE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1945 UTC SHOWS
A CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM EXTENDING TO THE WEST OF
THE VOLCANO AT AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT TO FL100. THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE PLUME IS NEAR 1632N 6619W. THIS IS 439 KM (237 NMI)
WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE PLUME IS 59 KM
(32 NMI).  MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY VERIFES THE ACTIVITY FURTHER
WITH OCCASIONAL HOT SPOTS.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10
TO 20 KNOTS.  
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 13/0230 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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ORRISON
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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