FVXX20 KWBC 050430                                          
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT05/0430Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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CORRECTION FOR ISSUED TIME
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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: 2001/229
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT. AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST.    
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ERUPTION DETAILS:  REPORTED SMALL ERUPTION AT 04/1200Z.  
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS COVERS THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11 MAKING IT IS DIFFICULT TO
DETECT ANY ASH FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY REPORTED A CONTINUOUS PLUME OF LOW LEVEL ASH EXTENDING TO
THE WNW FROM THE VOLCANO AT 2135Z.  
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL080 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST AT
25 TO 30 KTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/1030Z.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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