FVXX20 KWBC 211400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1355 UTC 21 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-297          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 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL UPPER AIR WIND FORECAST.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: FAINT ASH PLUME VISIBLE
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 1315 UTC SHOWS A
FAINT ASH PLUME BELOW FL070.  THE PLUME EXTENDS FROM THE
SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST TO THE POINT 1646N 6401W.  THE PLUME IS
ABOUT 225 KM (121 NMI) LONG AND 25 KM (13 NMI) WIDE. 
  SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY AT 21/1315 UTC SHOWS A HOT SPOT
OVER THE VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 21/2000 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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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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