FVXX22 KWBC 301300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 30 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-060          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: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. NOAA-14
INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SOUFRIERE HILLS RETURNING TO NORMAL LEVELS
AFTER EMISSION AT 29/1500 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MVO REPORTED THAT THE VOLCANO HAS
BEEN QUIET FOR THE PAST FIVE (5) HOURS WITH PULSES OF ACTIVITY
ASSOCIATED WITH DOME GROWTH. THIS ACTIVITY IS CONSIDERED
NORMAL FOR SOUFRIERE HILLS WHICH STILL REMAINS IN AN ACTIVE
STATE. GOES-8 AND NOAA-14 IMAGERY DOES NOT SHOW ANY
DISCERNABLE ASH. THERE ARE SOME STRATO-CUMULUS CLOUDS THAT
HAVE MOVED OVER THE ISLAND MAKING ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH UP TO
FL100 TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.
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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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