FVXX22 KWBC 271300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 27 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-096   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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/1215 UTC SHOWS A
FAINT ASH PLUME BELOW FL040.  THE PLUME EXTENDS 84 KM (45 NMI) FROM
THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST.  THE PLUME IS ABOUT 7 KM (4 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY
A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1900 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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