FVXX20 KWBC 192300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2300 UTC 19 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-253          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.  19/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE ASH PLUME DETECTED IN VISIBLE
IMAGERY IS NO LONGER EVIDENT IN INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. THE PLUME SEEN EARLIER TODAY EXTENDED TO THE WEST
APPROXIMATELY 111 KM (60 NMI) AND WAS 12 KM (6 NMI) WIDE. THE
ASH WAS ESTIMATED BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15
KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 20/0500 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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