FVXX23 KWBC 081815    
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 1815 UTC 08 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-010    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...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH CLOUD INDUCED BY PYROCLASTIC FLOW STARTING
AROUND 08/1600 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED
THAT AN ASH CLOUD IS BEING PRODUCED BY A PYROCLASTIC FLOW THIS
MORNING. THE ASH CLOUD IS AT SUMMIT HEIGHT(FL030).  AT 1645 UTC THE
NARROW PLUME OF ABOUT 5 NMI WIDE EXTENDS TO 1646N 6236W OR 25 NMI
WEST OF THE VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 15 KNOTS 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0030 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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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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