FVXX20 KWBC 061445
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC06/1445Z    VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2000/315
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED  AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1415Z SHOWS A
FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME ESTIMATED BETWEEN FL050 AND FL070
EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1701N 6241W. THE PLUME IS
APPROXIMATELY 65KM (35NMI) LONG AND 8KM (5NMI) WIDE AND IS
MOVING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15-20 KNOTS.  THE MONTSERRAT
VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED THAT ROCKFALL ACTIVITY HAS
DECREASED SINCE YESTERDAY WITH MOSTLY STEAM AND SOME SLIGHT
AMOUNTS OF ASH STILL BEING EMITTED.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15-20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/2000 UTC.

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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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"