FVXX20 KWBC 062030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC06/2030Z    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: 2000/316
                                                              
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 2015Z SHOWS
EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE AREA OBSCURING ANY ASH. A FAINT LOW
LEVEL PLUME WAS OBSERVED AT 1645 UTC TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST OF
THE VOLCANO ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN FL050 AND FL070 BEFORE THE
CLOUDS MOVED IN. 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 06/0230 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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