FVXX20 KWBC 231715
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1715 UTC 23 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-307          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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL UPPER AIR WIND FORECAST. 

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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME IN VISIBLE IMAGERY.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 23/1745 UTC SHOWS A
LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST FROM THE
VOLCANO. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH IS AT 1649N 6312W WHICH
IS 110 KM (60 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT AND HAS AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF
20 KM (11 NMI). THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO FL070. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL070 WOULD MOVE
TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/2330 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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KARST
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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