FVXX20 KWBC 301955 CCA
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY CORRECTION
ISSUED: 2001JUL30/1955Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
CORRECTED TO INDICATE SAN JUAN AIRPORT IS ACTUALLY OPEN
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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: 2001/192
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY. 12Z SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE AND PUERTO RICO. 
SAN JUAN WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INCREASED ASH AND SEISMIC ACTIVITY. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ALTHOUGH SCATTERED REPORTS CONTINUE TO BE
RECEIVED OF ASH FALL...MOST NOTABLY ON ST. CROIX AT 18Z...MOST OF
THE ASH APPEARS TO BE SUSPENDED AT HEIGHTS UP TO FL200.  AT 18Z SAN
JUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED ASH ALOFT.  ALTHOUGH THE AIRPORT
REMAINS OPEN VERY FEW AIRLINES HAVE CHOSEN TO FLY. EVEN WITH BROKEN
CLOUDS FROM ST. CROIX EASTWARD THERE CONTINUED TO BE NO INDICATION
OF THIS ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1815Z.  HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
CONTINUE TO COVER LARGE PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO.
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THE THIN DIFFUSE PLUME EMANATING FROM THE VOLCANO WAS BEING OBSCURED
BY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TO THE WEST OF MONTSERRAT.  ACTIVITY AT THE
VOLCANO REMAINS LOW...SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BEING EMITTED FROM THE VOLCANO BELOW FL100 WOULD
MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ASH BETWEEN FL100 AND FL200
OVER THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN AND PUERTO RICO WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 31/0100Z. 
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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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