FVXX20 KWBC 071240
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN07/1240Z  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: 2001/18
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE ..INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NO ERUPTION BUT CONTINUED ROCKFALLS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: IN IMAGERY THROUGH 07/1215Z A PLUME WAS
DETECTED EXTENDING WEST (265 DEGREES) FROM THE VOLCANO AROUND
43 NMI TO POINT 1641N 6253W AND WAS AROUND 9 NMI WIDE. THE
PLUME HEIGHT IS ESTIMATED AROUND FL080. A HOT SPOT HAS ALSO
BEEN NOTED AT THE VOLCANO FOR A COUPLE HOURS IN INFRARED
IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL080 WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS.  
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1830Z. 
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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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