FVXX21 KWBC 131540
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1540 UTC 13 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-285          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.  MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
13/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: FREQUENT ROCKFALLS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
13/1445 UTC SHOWS A FAINT LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME FROM THE SUMMIT
TO THE WEST. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS THAT
FREQUENT ROCKFALLS ARE OCCURRING THIS MORNING. THE ASH EXTENDS
ROUGHLY 52 KM (28 NMI) TO THE POINT 1643N6239W AND IS ABOUT 10
KM (5 NMI) WIDE. THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT OR BELOW
FL050.     
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 10 TO 15
KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 13/2145 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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CLARK/BROWN
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"