FVXX20 KWBC 161830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY   
ISSUED: 2001JAN16/1830Z  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: 2001/57
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE ... INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 00Z GUADELOUPE SOUNDING. 12 HOUR WIND
FORECAST FROM 06Z AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1745Z SHOWS AN
AREA OF ASH TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLAND.  THIS AREA
CAN BE DESCRIBED AS WITHIN 14 KM (8 NMI) EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1629N 6236W THROUGH 1629N 6300W TO 1640N
6326W.  EARLIER THIS PLUME WAS FAIRLY BRIGHT IN VISIBLE
IMAGERY LEADING TO THE BELIEF THAT IT INCLUDED A GOOD PORTION
OF STEAM OR WAS MIXED WITH CLOUDS.  HOT SPOTS CONTINUE TO BE
VISIBLE IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  THE CURRENT ESTIMATE OF THE
ASH HEIGHT REMAINS BELOW FL070.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL070 WILL MOVE WEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/0030.
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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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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