FVXX23 KWBC 101030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0130 UTC 10 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-130    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 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: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 09/0115 UTC
DOES NOT SHOW ANY ASH BUT EARLIER VISIBLE IMAGERY INDICATED
HAZINESS TOTHE WEST OF THE SUMMIT POSSIBLY INDICATING SOME THE
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS CONFIRMED TWO MINOR
ERUPTIONS DURING THE DAY.  THE MOST RECENT HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
OF ANY ASH PRESENT IS 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 10/0730 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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