FVXX21 KWBC 130230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0230 UTC 13 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-277          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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 13/0000 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: GOES-8 INFRARED IMAGERY THROUGH 0215 UTC
DOES NOT INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF ASH HOWEVER SOUFRIERE HILLS
ASH EMISSION IS GENERALLY TOO SMALL AND FAINT TO BE DETECTED
BY THE 4 KILOMETER RESOLUTION SENSORS. THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE
AT 2115 UTC DID SHOW A CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSION EXTENDING 68 KM
(37 NMI) TO THE WEST NORTHWEST (288 DEGREES) TO A POINT 1654N
6248W. THIS ASH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100 BASED ON THE
GUADELOUPE SOUNDING.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH UP TO FL100 TO
MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 13/0830 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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HUGHES
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"