FVXX20 KWBC 071430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001SEP07/1430Z   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: 2001/203.

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE/INFRARED/MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1415Z SHOWS AN AREA
OF STEAM AND ASH IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO DRIFTING SLOWLY TO
THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS.   MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY INDICATES THE
LIKELY PRESENCE OF ASH.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATES
THE PLUME AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE SUMMIT LEVEL.

TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL030 WOULD SHOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTH  AT
AROUND 5  KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/2030Z.
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INTERNET URLS...
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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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KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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