FVXX22 KWBC 032015
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2015 UTC 03 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-196    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 AT 1942 UTC SHOWS AN
ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO. THE LEADING
EDGE OF THE PLUME IS AT 1642N 6217W WHICH IS 13 KM (7 NMI)
FROM THE VOLCANO AND THE AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE PLUME IS 5 KM (3
NMI).
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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 AT 04/0215 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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KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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