FVXX22 KWBC 220730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0730 UTC 22 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-163          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.  GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST
FROM THE 22/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND MANY SMALL SCALE ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH IS NOT VISIBLE IN THE SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 22/0715 UTC NOR HAS IT BEEN SEEN IN THE
IMAGERY FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 22/1330 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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WALTER
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