FVXX20 KWBC 170030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY   
ISSUED: 2001JAN17/0030Z  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: 2001/58
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE ... INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 12Z GUADELOUPE SOUNDING. 6 HOUR WIND
FORECAST FROM 18Z AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2345Z
DOES NOT SHOW ANY ASH ALTHOUGH ASH FROM THIS TYPE OF AN
ERUPTION DOES NOT USUALLY SHOW UP IN INFRARED IMAGERY.  THE
LAST VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE DAY AT 2045Z SHOWED A PLUME
EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1616N 6314W.  THE PLUME
IS ABOUT 122KM (65NMI) LONG AND UP TO 30KM (17NMI) WIDE AT THE
POINT FURTHEST FROM THE VOLCANO. MOVEMENT IS WEST-SOUTHWEST AT
10 KNOTS. THE CONTINUES TO BE A HOTSPOT IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. 
THE CURRENT ESTIMATE OF THE ASH HEIGHT REMAINS BELOW FL070.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL070 WILL MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT AROUND
10 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/0630.
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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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