FVXX20 KWBC 120400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN12/0400Z  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: 2001/38
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
00OOZ UPPER AIR DATA FROM GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS THAT PRODUCE LOW LEVEL
ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SHORTWAVE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW A
HOTSPOT OVER THE VOLCANO BUT NO PLUME CAN BE DETECTED. THE
LAST VISIBLE IMAGE AT 2115Z SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST FROM THE VOLCANO. ASH IS ESTIMATED BELOW
FL100.

TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR BELOW
FL100 TO MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 12/1000Z.
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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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KARST
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