FVXX20 KWBC 061630                                          
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT06/1630Z  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: 2001/236
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
12Z GUADELOUPE UPPER LEVEL SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY     
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW EMISSION AT 06/1600Z
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS A
BURST OF ASH TO FL060 STARTING AT 06/1600Z. IMAGERY THROUGH 1615Z SHOWS
THICKER ASH EXTENDING ABOUT 10 TO 15 NMI WEST OF THE SUMMIT. A THINNER
PLUME EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1636N 6537W.  THE PLUME IS
ABOUT 200 NMI LONG AND UP TO 15 NMI WIDE.  MOVEMENT IS WEST AT 20
KNOTS. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL060  WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS. 

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/2230.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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