FVXX20 KWBC 181330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1330 UTC 18 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-092    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FORM THE 18/0600 UTC
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS GENERATING LOW LEVEL ASH CLOUD.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD:  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 18/1245 UTC
SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OVER THE AREA MAKING DETECTION OF ASH
DIFFICULT.  ASH WAS LAST SEEN IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY LATE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN ADDITION ASH WAS NOT SEEN DURING THE
NIGHTTIME HOURS.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH AT FL030 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT 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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WALTER
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