FVXX22 KWBC 041022
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1022 UTC 04 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-198    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. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED
AN ERUPTION AT ABOUT 1000 UTC TO AROUND FL100
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
INDICATED THAT AN ERUPTION OF SOUFRIERE HILLS OCCURRED AROUND
1000 UTC.  ASH WAS BELIEVED TO BE NEAR FL100.  SATELLITE
IMAGERY FOR THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS NOT YET AVAILABLE TO
ANALYZE HOWEVER NEAR INFRARED IMAGES SHOWED A BRILLIANT HOT
SPOT LEADING UP TO THE ERUPTION FROM 0845 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL100 OR BELOW WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AT 5 TO 7 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/1630 UTC OR BEFORE IF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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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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