FVXX20 KWBC 180530 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 0530 UTC 18 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-290          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 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 0445 UTC. HOWEVER BECAUSE LOW LEVEL
ASH IS HARD TO DETECT IN NIGHTTIME IMAGERY THE ADVISORY WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL VISIBLE IMAGERY IS AGAIN AVAILABLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH WILL MOVE WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/1130 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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