FVXX21 KWBC 132100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2100 UTC 13 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-281          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.  13/1200 UTC SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES 8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 13/2015
UTC SHOWS A FAINT ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1724N 6314W.  THE
PLUME IS ABOUT 137 KM (74 NMI) LONG AND 22 KM (12 NMI) WIDE
AND IS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100. THERE IS A BRIGHT HOT SPOT
OBSERVED AT THE SUMMIT IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/0300 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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