FVXX22 KWBC 011023
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1023 UTC 01 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-075    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 AND INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 01/1000 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
REPORTED THAT AN ERUPTION OF SOUFRIERE HILLS OCCURRED AROUND
1000 UTC.  THE OBSERVATORY INDICATED ASH TO BETWEEN FL060 AND
FL080 MOVING NORTH.  SATELLITE DATA THROUGH 1015 UTC SHOWED
CLOUD COVER OVER THE ISLAND AND SURROUNDING VICINITY WITH NO
INDICATION OF ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 1600 UTC OR SOONER IF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. 
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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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