FVXX22 KWBC 130245    
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 0245 UTC 13 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-013    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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MVO REPORTED AN EVENT OCCURRING AT 13/0220
UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 13/0232 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUDS OVER AND AROUND THE ISLAND MAKING DETECTION OF
ASH DIFFICULT.  THE MVO REPORTED ASH MOVING TOWARD THE WEST BUT DID
NOT HAVE ANY HEIGHT ESTIMATION. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 13/0845 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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WALTER
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