FVXX20 KWBC 022235
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR02/2235Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/145

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH
ALONG WITH STEAM AND GASES.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: IMAGERY THROUGH 02/2202Z SHOWS AN
OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT HOWEVER DUE TO DARKNESS AND SOME THIN HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS THE PREVIOUS FAINT LOW LEVEL (BELOW FL100) PLUME
COULD NO LONGER BE DETECTED. BEFORE DARKNESS THE PLUME WAS
EXTENDING WEST FROM THE ISLAND AROUND 30 NMI AND WAS AROUND 12
NMI WIDE.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AROUND 
10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0430Z. 
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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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