FVXX20 KWBC 311835
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JUL31/1835Z   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: 2001/196
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 31/1200Z UPPER AIR OBSERVATIONS FROM LE RAIZET AND JULIANA
AIRPORT. 1725Z PILOT REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH IS DETECTED IN THE LATEST VISIBLE
IMAGERY AT 1745Z...HOWEVER...A PILOT REPORT AT 1725Z INDICATED LIGHT
TO MODERATE VOLCANIC ASH TOPS APPROXIMATELY FL085 MOVING NW FROM
MONTSERRAT.
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***AVIATORS PLEASE CONTACT SAN JUAN AIRPORT FOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS
STATUS***
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BETWEEN FL150 AND FL200 WOULD MOVE SOUTHWEST AT
5 KNOTS. ASH BELOW FL100 WOULD MOVE WEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/0030Z.
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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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