FVXX22 KWBC 050930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0930 UTC 05 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-063    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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE 00 UTC SOUNDING DATA.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH VENTING BEGINNING AROUND 04/1900 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH TO FL070 EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT
NORTHWARD WAS OBSERVED IN VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 04/2045
UTC.  SINCE NIGHTFALL HOWEVER WITH ONLY MULTISPECTRAL AND
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO OBSERVE
ASH.  DETECTION OF THIN LOW LEVEL ASH IS DIFFICULT WITH
MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY SO WE CANNOT RULE OUT THE
CONTINUED PRESENCE OF THE ASH SEEN PREVIOUSLY.
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TRAJECTORY: AT 04/2045 UTC ASH WAS OBSERVED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH AT 5 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/1530 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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