FVXX20 KWBC 241230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1230 UTC 24 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-170          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. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES 8 IMAGERY THROUGH 24/1145 UTC SHOWS
A FAINT NARROW ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT
APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1642N 6215W.  THE PLUME IS ABOUT
110 KM (60 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (5 NMI) WIDE.  GUADELOUPE
SOUNDING DATA SUGGESTS THE ASH HEIGHT IS BELOW FL050.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.   
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/1830 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" 

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