FVXX20 KWBC 070830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC07/0830Z    VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2000/318
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED  AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 00Z GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0802Z SHOWS
SUBSTANTIAL CLOUDINESS COVERING MUCH OF MONTSERRAT AND THE
SURROUNDING AREA. IN THE BREAKS BETWEEN CLOUDS NO ASH CAN BE
DETECTED. HOWEVER LOW LEVEL PLUMES ARE SELDOM SEEN IN INFRARED
OR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE LAST OBSERVATION OF ASH WAS AT
1645Z WHEN IT WAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN FL050 AND FL070.           
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL100 WOULD MOVE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1430 UTC.

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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RUMINSKI
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