FVXX23 KWBC 081930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1930 UTC 08 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-125    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: GOES 8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1845 UTC SHOWS A
FAINT INDISTINCT PLUME OF GAS AND POSSIBLE ASH EXTENDING FROM
THE SUMMIT TO APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1649N 6302W.  THE
PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 87 KM (45 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (5NMI)
WIDE. THE HEIGHT IS PROBABLY NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE SUMMIT
LEVEL OR UP TO FL050.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH PRESENT FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL050 WOULD
MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0130 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" 

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