FVXX20 KWBC 181345
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001NOV18/1345Z   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: 2001/263
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSION 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A SMALL FAINT ASH PLUME
EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. AT 1245Z THE PLUME
EXTENDS 42 KM (23 NMI) FROM THE VOLCANO APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT
1700N 6155W.  THE PLUME IS 11 KM (6 NMI) WIDE AND IS BELIEVED TO BE
BELOW ABOUT FL100.  ASH THICK ENOUGH TO SEE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
MOVES TOWARD BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO REACH ANTIGUA.  IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT THINNER ASH IS REACHING ANTIGUA.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL100 IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ADVISORY ON THIS EVENT.
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INTERNET URLS...
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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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