FVXX22 KWBC 051400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1400 UTC 05 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-204    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. 12Z GUADELOUPE SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: IN THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGERY OF THE DAY
A FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME OF WIND BLOWN STEAM AND ASH CAN BE
DETECTED MOVING WEST FORM THE ISLAND. THE PLUME EXTENDS WEST
AROUND 70KM (38 NMI) WEST (275 DEGREES) FROM THE SUMMIT TO
POINT 1649N 6249W AND WAS ROUGHLY 15 KM (8 NMI) WIDE. THE
ESTIMATED HEIGHT IS BELOW FL070.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL070 WILL MOVE TO
THE WEST AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/2000 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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"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"