FVXX22 KWBC 161300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 1300 UTC 16 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-140    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.  AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 16/1215 UTC
SHOWS A FAINT ASH PLUME TO THE WEST.  THIS ASH PLUME IS THIN
AND HAZY IN APPEARANCE AND EXTENDS ROUGHLY 126 KM (68 NMI)
FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1649N 6321W AND IS 27KM (15 NMI) AT THE
WIDEST POINT.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
CONFIRMED THAT ROCKFALLS ARE CONTINUING ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT
DIMINISHED THIS MORNING.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT ABOUT FL070 IT WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST
AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/1900 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"