FVXX22 KWBC 270700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0700 UTC 27 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-095   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 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LOW LEVEL ASH AND STEAM WAS
DIFFICULT TO DETECT IN INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 0615 UTC. THE MONTSERRAT OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT THE MIXTURE OF LOW LEVEL ASH AND STEAM WAS MOVING TOWARDS
THE WEST AT FL030.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL030 WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST AT 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1300 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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KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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