FVXX20 KWBC 171800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1800 UTC 17 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-288          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. UPPER AIR FORECAST FROM
THE AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1715 UTC SHOWS
A CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME TO FL060 MOVING TO THE WEST FROM
THE VOLCANO. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH IS LOCATED AT 1634N 6303W
WHICH IS 96 KM (52 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT. THE AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE
ASH PLUME IS 9 KM (5 NMI).
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TRAJECTORY: THE UPPER AIR FORECAST SUGGESTS THAT ANY ASH TO FL060
WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KITS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/0000 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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KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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