FVXX23 KWBC 031930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 1930 UTC 03 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-006    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3,000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 1845 UTC SHOWS A
LINE OF LOW LEVEL METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS WEST OF MONTSERRAT. WE ARE
UNABLE TO DISCERN ANY ASH AMONG THESE CLOUDS OR IN THE VICINITY OF
THE ISLAND.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH AT OR BELOW
FL060 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THIS IS THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH
LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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BROWN/CLARK
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