FVXX20 KWBC 301100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JUL30/1100Z   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: 2001/190
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE 
AVIATION MODEL
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INCREASED ASH AND SEISMIC ACTIVITY. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM ROOSEVELT
ROADS (TJNR) PUERTO RICO (1815N6538W) INDICATED VOLCANIC ASH
AT 0955Z.  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 30/1015Z SHOWED NO
INDICATION OF ASH OVER OR NEAR PUERTO RICO BUT CLOUD COVER WAS
FAIRLY EXTENSIVE IN THIS REGION.  ASH IN THE VICINITY OF
PUERTO RICO MAY BE AS HIGH AS FL200.
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VISIBLE IMAGERY DID SHOW A FAINT NARROW PLUME EXTENDING FROM
THE SUMMIT TO 1641N6242W OR APPROXIMATELY 56 KM (30 NMI) TO
THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO.  THIS PLUME WAS 3 KM (2 NMI) WIDE AND
ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT
20 TO 30 KNOTS. ASH BETWEEN FL100 AND FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 30/1700Z. 
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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
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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