FVXX20 KWBC 071530                                          
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT07/1530Z  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: 2001/240
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED VISIBLE  AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
12Z GUADELOUPE UPPER LEVEL SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS STEAM AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1515Z SHOWS A PLUME OF
STEAM AND ASH EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1639N 6320W.  THE
PLUME IS ABOUT 65 NMI LONG AND 5 NMI WIDE.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY REPORTED ASH UP TO FL060.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL060 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT ABOUT 20
KNOTS. 

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/2200Z.
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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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