FVXX20 KWBC 270630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0630 UTC 27 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-181          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. 27/0000 UTC UPPER AIR OBSERVATION FROM GUADELOUPE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 27/0545 UTC ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL ASH CANNOT USUALLY BE
DETECTED IN INFRARED IMAGERY..    
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT OR BELOW FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1230 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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