FVXX20 KWBC 081840
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB08/1840Z  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: 2001/79
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH.                     
 
DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/1815Z SHOWS
A PLUME OF ASH EMANATING FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS AND EXTENDING
APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1630N 6318W AND THEN TO THE POINT
1704N 6436W.  THE PLUME IS ABOUT 262KM (142NMI) LONG AND 27KM
(15NMI) AT ITS WIDEST. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
REPORTS ASH IS ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL050. MOVEMENT IS WEST
AT 20 KNOTS

TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0100Z.
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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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