FVXX20 KWBC 231410
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JUL23/1410Z   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: 2001/115.
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. 12Z
UPPER AIR DATA FROM GUADELOUPE.  PIREP.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH OBSERVED AT 23/1345Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1345Z
SHOWED AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT THROUGH
1651N6230W TO 1652N6324W OR APPROXIMATELY 130 KM (70 NMI) TO
THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 20 KM (11 NMI)
WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR FL060 BASED ON A PILOT REPORT. 
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AND WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/2000Z.
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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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TURK/WALTER
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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