FVXX23 KWBC 151645
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC15/1645Z   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: 2000/328                                           
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE ... INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL 
IMAGERY...MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY... PILOT REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
15/1615Z SHOWS A 19KM (10 NMI) WIDE PLUME OF ASH 142KM (77 NMI) FROM
SUMMIT MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST TO 1609N6321W.  ACCORDING TO THE
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY THIS PLUME DOES CONTAIN ASH AND IS
THE RESULT OF FAIRLY CONTINUOUS ROCKFALLS.  THEY PLACED THE HEIGHT
NEAR SUMMIT AT FL050 WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER ASH OFF SHORE.  A PILOT
REPORT PLACED THE ASH AT FL090. SATELLITE IMGAGERY ALSO SHOWS A VERY
PRONOUNCED HOT SPOT OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL090 MOVING WSW AT 20 - 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. 
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2130Z .
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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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"