FVXX20 KWBC 181930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB18/1930Z  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: 2001/106
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1902Z SHOWS A
FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE WEST OF THE
VOLCANO. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME IS AT 1657N 6313W WHICH IS
108 KM (58 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 20 KM
(10 NM) WIDE. THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED UP TO FL070.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL070 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 20KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE AT 19/0130Z.
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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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KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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