FVXX21 KWBC 261725
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG26/1725Z   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: 2001/200
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INFORMATION SOURCE: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY...GOES VISIBLE
INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSION AT 26/1615Z
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS AN
ASH EMISSION TO ABOUT FL070 AT 1615Z.  ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY 
EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST.  AT 1645Z THE PLUME IS
28 KM (15 NMI) LONG AND 9 KM (5 NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDS TO THE POINT
1638N 6224W.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO ABOUT FL070 IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/2330Z.
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INTERNET URLS...
MESSAGE LISTSERV   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/SUBSCRIBE.HTML
MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWERCASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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WALTER/STREETT
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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