FVXX22 KWBC 041630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1630 UTC 04 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-200    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. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 
1200 UTC UPPER AIR DATA FROM GUADELOUPE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED
AN ERUPTION AT ABOUT 1000 UTC TO AROUND FL100 WITH CONTINUOUS
ASH VENTING SINCE TO ABOUT FL050.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SINCE THE EARLIER 1000 UTC ERUPTION TO
FL100 THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS CONTINUOUS
ASH VENTING TO ABOUT FL050. GOES8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1602 UTC
SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH EXTENDS FROM THE VOLCANO OVER THE ISLANDS
OF NEVIS AND ST. KITTS TO APPROXIMATELY THE POINT 1721N 6251W. 
IT IS APPROXIMATELY 100 KM (54 NMI) LONG AND 18 KM (10 NMI)
WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/2230 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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