FVXX20 KWBC 031910                                          
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT03/1910Z  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: 2001/224
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
GUADELOUPE UPPER LEVEL SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A LOW LEVEL PLUME HAS BECOME VISIBLE IN AFTERNOON
IMAGERY THROUGH EXTENSIVE HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.  THE PLUME EXTENDS
APPROXIMATELY TO THE PINT 1629N 6256W OR 45 NMI TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST
OF THE VOLCANO.  THE PLUME IS UP TO 5 NMI WIDE.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY REPORTS TREMORS PRODUCING STEAM AND ASH AT OR SLIGHTLY
ABOVE SUMMIT LEVEL.
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TRAJECTORY:  ASH AT FL050 WOULD MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS IS THE ONLY ADVISORY ON THIS EVENT.
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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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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