FVXX20 KWBC 181110
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1110 UTC 18 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-247          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.  UPPER LEVEL WINDS FORECAST FROM THE
AVIATION MODEL
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ERUPTION DETAILS: PERIODIC EXPLOSIONS AND EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1045
UTC SHOWED AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO
1629N6317W...OR ROUGHLY 121 KM (65 NMI) TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST
OF THE VOLCANO.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 26 KM (14 NMI) WIDE AND
ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/1700 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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CLARK/TURK
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