FVXX20 KWBC 172330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2330 UTC 17 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-289          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...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. UPPER AIR DATA FROM GUADELOUPE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN EITHER INFRARED OR
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 2315 UTC. HOWEVER THE FINAL VISIBLE
IMAGE OF THE DAY AT 2045 UTC SHOWED A STEADY PLUME EXTENDING FROM
THE SUMMIT TO 1626N6319W OR APPROXIMATELY 126 KM (68 NMI) TO THE
WEST SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 12 KM (6 NMI)
WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL060. 
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KITS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/0600 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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TURK
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