FVXX23 KWBC 081330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1330 UTC 08 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-124    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. 08/1200 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM
GUADELOUPE. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.

ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A SMALL AREA OF POSSIBLE ASH WAS NOTED
IN VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/1302UTC WEST OF THE ISLAND.  THE
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DID REPORT A SMALL EVENT AROUND
1230 UTC.  THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY ASH.  SCATTERED CLOUDS CAN
ALSO BE SEEN AROUND AND OVER THE ISLAND.  THIS AREA OF ASH IS
ROUGHLY WITH IN 8KM (4.5 NMI) OF A POINT 1644N 6223W.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH PRESENT FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL050 WOULD
MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. FROM FL050 TO FL100
ANY ASH WOULD MOVE WEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1930 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"