FVXX20 KWBC 241250
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001SEP24/1250Z   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: 2001/213.
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE/INFRARED/MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
1200Z GUADELOUPE SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW-LEVEL ASH PLUME NOTED IN EARLY
VISIBLE IMAGERY.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 24/1215Z SHOWS A LOW-
LEVEL ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT MOVING TO WEST. IT IS
ESTIMATED TO BE REACHING FL050. THERE HAS BEEN SOME REPRESENTATION OF
THE ASH IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES OVER THE LAST HOUR.
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AS OF 24/1245Z...THE ASH EXTENDS WESTWARD 56 KM (30 NMI) TO THE POINT
1646N 6242W. THE PLUME IS 9 KM (5 NMI) WIDE.

TRAJECTORY: THE ASH IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/1900Z.

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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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ORRISON/SCHWARTZ
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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