FVXX21 KWBC 121430 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1430 UTC 12 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-275          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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 12/1200 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING OUT OF
GUADELOUPE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1345 UTC SHOWS
A CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM EXTENDING TO THE WEST OF
THE VOLCANO AT AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT TO FL100. THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE PLUME IS AT 1611N 6523W. THIS IS 347 KM (187 NMI) FROM
THE SUMMIT. THE AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE PLUME IS 66 KM (36 NMI). 
SHORTWAVE IMAGERY ALSO INDICATED A HOT SPOT AT 1345 UTC.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10
TO 15 KNOTS.  
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 12/2030 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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KARST
NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"