FVXX22 KWBC 160500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 0500 UTC 16 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-138    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.  00 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AT 15/2145 UTC A FAINT ASH PLUME TO
FL070 WAS OBSERVED STRETCHING WEST-NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE
ISLAND. ASH HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY SINCE
NIGHTFALL WITH ONLY INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY AVAILABLE.  HOWEVER IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IN DAYLIGHT
WHEN VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY IS AGAIN AVAILABLE ASH WILL BE
SEEN.  
    IN SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY THROUGH 16/0415 UTC AN
INTERMITTENT HOTSPOT CAN BE SEEN AT THE LOCATION OF THE
VOLCANO SUGGESTING CONTINUED ACTIVITY.    
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TRAJECTORY: IF THERE IS ANY ASH AT ABOUT FL070 IT WOULD MOVE
TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/1100 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND 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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