FVXX23 KWBC 272130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2130 UTC 27 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-021    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.  1200 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH PLUME AND HOT SPOT...BEGINNING TIME
UNKNOWN.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE FINAL VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY
SHOWED AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1632N6210W AT
2115 UTC.  THE PLUME WAS ONLY 6 KM (3 NMI) WIDE AND ESTIMATED
BELOW FL080.  NEAR INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY
CONTINUED TO SHOW A PERSISTENT HOT SPOT THROUGH 2202 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/0430 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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