FVXX20 KWBC 181700 CCA
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY - CORRECTION
ISSUED 1700 UTC 18 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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CORRECTION TO COORDINATES OF ASH PLUME TERMINATION POINT.
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-292          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: A FAINT ASH PLUME ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW
FL070 EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST TO THE POINT
1629N 6302W. THE PLUME IS 86 KM (46 NMI) LONG AND 9 KM (5 NMI)
WIDE.  THE PLUME IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN
IMAGERY DUE TO THE INCREASE IN CLOUDS.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL070 IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT
AROUND 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/2300 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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