FVXX22 KWBC 191330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1320 UTC 19 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-152          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. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AT 19/1245 UTC AN ASH PLUME AT ABOUT
FL070 EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST APPROXIMATELY TO
THE POINT 1640N 6242W.  THE PLUME IS ABOUT 57 KM (31 NMI) LONG
AND 10 KM (5 NMI) WIDE. IN ADDITION SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY
SHOWS AN INTERMITTENT HOTSPOT AT THE LOCATION OF THE VOLCANO
IMPLYING CONTINUED VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL070 IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT ABOUT 10
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/1930 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"