FVXX22 KWBC 052000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2000 UTC 05 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-205    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.  SIX HOUR WIND
FORECAST FROM THE 05/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 05/1930 UTC SHOWS
AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE WEST AWAY FROM THE ISLAND.  THE
PLUME IS 131 KM (70 NMI) AND 10 KM (5NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDS TO
THE POINT: 16:55N 63:23W.  THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT OR
BELOW FL070.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL070 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST
20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/0200 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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WALTER
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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