FVXX20 KWBC 071430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC07/1430Z    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: 2000/319
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 12Z GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AT 07/1402Z A THIN PLUME CAN BE SEEN
EXTENDING 70KM (30 NMI) TO THE WEST FROM THE SUMMIT.  THE
PLUME IS 17KM (9 NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDS TO THE POINT 1642N
6257W.  THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN FL050 AND FL070.
IN ADDITION A WELL DEFINED HOTSPOT CAN BE SEEN IN THE
SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY. 

TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL070 IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 20
KNOTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/2030 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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STREET/WALTER
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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