FVXX22 KWBC 191930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1930 UTC 19 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-153          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 19/1902 UTC A FAINT ASH PLUME AROUND
FL070 EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST (315
DEGREES) APPROXIMATELY TO POINT 1703N 6232W.  THE PLUME IS
ABOUT 55 KM (30 NMI) LONG AND 18 KM (10 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL070 IS MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 20/0130 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"