FVXX20 KWBC 131830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1830 UTC 13 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-225    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: VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY. 13/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
13/1745 UTC SHOWS A LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME FROM THE VOLCANO TO
THE SOUTHWEST. THE PLUME EXTENDS ROUGHLY 16 KM (9 NMI) FROM
THE VOLCANO TO THE POINT 1639N 6218W AND IS ABOUT 6 KM (3 NMI)
WIDE. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/0030
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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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CLARK/SWANSON
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"