FVXX20 KWBC 171145
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1145 UTC 17 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-287          WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY. 17/0000 UTC UPPER AIR
SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: FAINT ASH PLUME SEEN ON FIRST VIS IMAGES..                                   
DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1115 UTC SHOWS
A FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST (286 DEGREES) FROM
MONTSERRAT. THIS ASH IS LOCATED WITHIN 6 KM (3 NMI) EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE 100 KM (54 NMI) LONG FROM 1643N 6211W TO 1630N 6306W. THIS ASH
IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL060.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR BELOW FL100 TO
MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/1800 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!/KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"