FVXX22 KWBC 150600
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0600 UTC 15 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-085    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY. 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15/0000 UTC AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF STEAM AND ASH
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 15/0515 UTC
SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO WITH NO ASH
DETECTED. ASH WAS LAST SEEN ON THE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT
14/2002 UTC WITH AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT BEING AT OR BELOW FL050.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL050 WOULD MOVE
TOWARDS THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 5-10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/1200 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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WALTER
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