FVXX20 KWBC 150100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN15/0100Z  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: 2001/50
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
AVIATION MODEL FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN GOES-8 INFRARED
IMAGERY. HOWEVER...A LOW LEVEL ASH CLOUD IS MOST LIKELY
PRESENT AND BETWEEN FL080 AND FL100. THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGES
OF THE DAY SHOWED THIS THICK ASH PLUME MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST
FROM THE ISLAND.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH BETWEEN FL080
AND FL100 TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0700Z.
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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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HUGHES
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