FVXX20 KWBC 261830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1830 UTC 26 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-179          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. SIX HOUR
WIND FORECAST FROM AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1745
UTC REVEALED AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO
1644N6245W OR ROUGHLY 60 KM (32 NMI) TO THE WEST OF THE
SUMMIT.  THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL070 AND WAS 8
KM (4 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS 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 27/0030 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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TURK 
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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