FVXX22 KWBC 031930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1930 UTC 03 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-195    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. 03/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE.   
THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS
AN ERUPTION AT ABOUT 1915 UTC TO FL100.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE
TO DETECT THIS ERUPTION. WE WILL ISSUE ANOTHER MESSAGE AS SOON
AS IMAGERY OF THE ERUPTION IS AVAILABLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AT 10 TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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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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KARST
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