FVXX20 KWBC 251730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1730 UTC 25 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-101 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM
25/1200 UTC. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ERUPTION OF ASH AND
STEAM AT ABOUT FL030 

DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: IMAGERY THROUGH 1715 UTC DOES NOT SHOW
THE A LOW LEVEL PLUME SEEN EARLIER ALTHOUGH THERE IS EXTENSIVE
HIGH CLOUDINESS IN THE AREA. SHORTWAVE IMAGERY SHOWS A HOT
SPOT AT THE VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH NEAR FL030 WILL MOVE WEST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE BY 25/2330 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORIES 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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