FVXX23 KWBC 091330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1330 UTC 09 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-128    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. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 
GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 09/1302 UTC. HOWEVER THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY IS REPORTING OCCASIONAL ROCKFALL SIGNALS THAT MAY
PRODUCE ASH.  PREVIOUS ASH HEIGHTS WERE REPORTED UP TO FL050.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH PRESENT FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL050 WOULD
MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT UP TO 15 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/1930 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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