FVXX20 KWBC 241830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1830 UTC 24 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-171          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 24/1745 UTC SHOWS
A FAINT NARROW ASH PLUME EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM THE SUMMIT 
APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1646N 6300W.  THE PLUME IS ABOUT 90
KM (49 NMI) LONG AND 10 KM (5 NMI) WIDE AND IS ESTIMATED TO BE
BELOW FL070.
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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 25/0030 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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