FVXX22 KWBC 131115    
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 1115 UTC 13 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-015    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. 
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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 13/1045 UTC
CONTINUES TO SHOW EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUDS AROUND THE ISLANDS WHICH
MAKES DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPORTS
OF ASH AND THERE IS NO ASH DETECTED IN IMAGERY. AS DAYLIGHT COMES
ASH MAY BE SEEN LATER THIS MORNING IN VISIBLE IMAGERY. THE ESTIMATED
HEIGHT OF ANY ASH IS BELOW FL100.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 WILL MOVE WEST AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 13/1715 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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