FVXX22 KWBC 042130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2130 UTC 04 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-201    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: CONTINUOUS ASH VENTING TO FL050.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A PLUME OF ASH AT FL050 EXTENDS TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO WITH THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGE AT
2032 UTC.  THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME IS AT 1724N 6316W
WHICH IS 141 KM (76 NMI) FROM THE VOLCANO AND THE AVERAGE
WIDTH OF THIS PLUME IS 13 KM (7 NMI). 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL050 WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/0330 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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