FVXX22 KWBC 130515    
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 0515 UTC 13 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-014    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 13/0445 UTC
CONTINUES TO SHOW EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUDS OVER AND AROUND THE ISLAND
MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT. NO ASH HAS BROKEN ABOVE THE LOW
CLOUDS AND BASED ON THE MVO REPORT OF ASH MOVING TOWARD THE WEST THE
ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THE ASH IS BELOW FL100.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 WILL MOVE WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 13/1115 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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