FVXX22 KWBC 131352    
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 1352 UTC 13 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-016    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  OBSERVATOIRE VOLCANOLOGIQUE DE LA SOUFRIERE
DE GUADELOUPE...GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...1200 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE OBSERVATOIRE VOLCANOLOGIQUE DE LA SOUFRIERE DE
GUADELOUPE REPORTED AN EVENT OCCURRED AT 13/1245 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY CONFIRMED THAT A PYROCLASTIC
FLOW OCCURRED AROUND 1245 UTC.  A PLUME EXTENDED FROM THE SUMMIT TO
1638N6229W AT 1315 UTC.  THE PLUME WAS 12 KM (6 NMI) WIDE AND
ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100. 
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 13/2000 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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TURK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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