FVXX20 KWBC 080030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR08/0030Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/156

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST...UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM
GUADELOUPE.

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2345Z
SHOWS NO ASH.  THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY SHOWS A WELL
DEFINED LOW LEVEL PLUME EMANATING FROM THE VOLCANO AND MOVING DUE
NORTH AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/0630Z. 
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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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