FVXX20 KWBC 190500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0500 UTC 19 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-250          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: INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY.  19/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 19/0315 UTC. ASH WAS
SEEN IN THE LAST FEW VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES OF THE DAY
THROUGH 18/2045 UTC MOVING FROM THE SUMMIT WESTWARD. THE ASH
WAS ESTIMATED BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL100 WOULD MOVE
TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/1100 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
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