FVXX23 KWBC 061245
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 1245 UTC 06 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-007    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...MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY...0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL
SOUNDING DATA...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH CLOUD INDUCED BY PYROCLASTIC FLOW AT AROUND
06/1225 UTC...
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
REPORTED THAT AN ASH CLOUD WAS PRODUCED BY A PYROCLASTIC FLOW THIS
MORNING. THE ASH CLOUD INDUCED HAS REACHED UP TO AN ESTIMATED FL070.
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SATELLITE IMAGERY WILL SOON BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THE EXTENT ASH CLOUD.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1900 UTC.
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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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ORRISON/TURK
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