FVXX22 KWBC 241800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1800 UTC 24 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-051          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: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE 24/1200 UTC
GUADELOUPE SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINOUS LOW LEVEL ERUPTION 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1715 UTC SHOWS A FAINT PLUME APPROXIMATELY BOUNDED BY
THE POINTS 1643N 6211W   1655N 6142W 1753N 6043W 1703N 6143W. 
THIS AREA OF ASH IS APPROXIMATELY 110 NMI LONG AND UP TO 20
NMI WIDE.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED ASH
VENTING AT LESS THAN FL050.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 15-20 KNOTS
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS 
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0000 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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