FVXX20 KWBC 190500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0500 UTC 19 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-294          WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
UPPER AIR DATA FROM GUADELOUPE.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN IMAGERY THROUGH
0445 UTC. LOW LEVEL ASH IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT IN NIGHTTIME
IMAGERY THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL VISIBLE
IMAGERY IS AGAIN AVAILABLE. THE PREVIOUS LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME
WAS ESTIMATED BELOW FL070 AND WAS EXTENDING WEST OFF THE
ISLAND. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL070 IS MOVING WESTERLY AT AROUND 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/1100 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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