FVXX20 KWBC 081240
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB08/1240Z  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: 2001/78
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MODEL FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH.                     
 
DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/1215Z SHOWS
A PLUME OF ASH EMANATING FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS AND EXTENDING
APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1614N 6425W.  THE PLUME IS ABOUT
248KM (135NMI) LONG AND 23KM (12NMI) AT ITS WIDEST. HEIGHT IS
ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL070.

TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1900Z.
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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" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"