FVXX20 KWBC 301323
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JUL30/1323Z   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: 2001/191
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY. 12Z SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INCREASED ASH AND SEISMIC ACTIVITY. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: REPORTS CONTINUE TO BE RECEIVED INDICATING ASH
FALL OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE US AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
ROOSEVELT ROADS PR AND CHRISTIANSTED...ST. CROIX...IN THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS REPORTED ASH MOST RECENTLY AT 13Z.  EARLIER REPORTS HAD ASH
IN THE VICINITY OF SAN JUAN.  ASH IN THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN MAY BE
AS HIGH AS FL200.  THERE CONTINUES TO BE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER IN
THE REGION WHICH HAS PREVENTED THE DETECTION OF ASH IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY.
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THE MONSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATED THAT ACTIVITY HAS FALLEN
OFF CONSIDERABLY TO LEVELS SEEN IN RECENT WEEKS.  VISIBLE IMAGERY
CONTINUED TO SHOW A FAINT PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO
1644N6254W OR APPROXIMATELY 78 KM (42 NMI) TO THE WEST OF THE
VOLCANO.  THIS PLUME WAS 12 KM (7 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 30/1900Z. 
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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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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