FVXX22 KWBC 031230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1230 UTC 03 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-193    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. 03/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE.   
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS FROM ROCKFALLS
AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: IN THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGERY OF THE DAY
THROUGH 03/1145 UTC A FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME OF STEAM AND ASH
CAN BE SEEN MOVING WEST FROM THE ISLAND. THE PLUME EXTENDS
WEST (275 DEGREES) AROUND 90 KM (49 NMI) TO POINT 1648N 6300W
AND WAS AROUND 18 KM (10 NMI) WIDE. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG HOT
SPOT NOTED IN THERMAL IMAGERY. THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED BELOW
FL050.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT AND BELOW FL050 WILL MOVE TOWARD THE WEST
AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1830 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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