FVXX20 KWBC 010100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN01/0100Z  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: 2001/1
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: FAINT ASH PLUME PRODUCED BY ROCKFALLS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/0015Z
DOES NOT INDICATE ANY ASH PLUME. HOWEVER THERE IS A SUBTLE
HOTSPOT OCCASIONALLY AND THERE WAS STILL A LOW-LEVEL ASH
PLUME IN THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY. THIS LOW-LEVEL
ASH HAS BEEN THIN BUT COULD STILL VERY EASILY BE EMANATING
NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. THE ASH HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO
BE AS HIGH AS FL080.
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TRAJECTORY: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/0700Z.
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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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ORRISON
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