FVXX20 KWBC 041220                                          
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT04/1220Z  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: 2001/225
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE.. INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.. AVIATION MODEL WINDS
FORECAST.   
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ERUPTION DETAILS:  REPORTED SMALL ERUPTION AT 04/1200Z.  
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE OBSERVATORY HAS CALLED WITH A SMALL ERUPTION
AT 04/1200Z.  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1145Z SHOWS A FAINT HOT SPOT
AND A SMALL PLUME EXTENDING WEST FROM THE SUMMIT. ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF
THE 1200Z ERUPTION IS BELOW FL050. 
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TRAJECTORY:  ASH AT FL050 WOULD MOVE WESTERLY AROUND 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/1330Z.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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