FVXX20 KWBC 201715
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1715 UTC 20 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-256          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. 20/1200 UTC WINDS SOUNDING FROM
GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1745 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF ASH AT THIS TIME. THE OBSERVATORY
IS REPORTING SOME SMALL NEAR SUMMIT ACTIVITY. IMAGERY WILL BE
MONITORED CLOSELY TODAY FOR ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY. TYPICAL ASH
EMISSIONS HAVE BEEN BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH UP TO FL100
WOULD MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ADVISORY UNLESS ASH IS REPORTED OR
DETECTED IN IMAGERY. 
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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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