FVXX21 KWBC 212045
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC21/2045Z   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: 2000/331
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS GENERATING CONTINUOUS LOW-LEVEL ASH
PLUME.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 21/2032Z INDICATES A
LOW-LEVEL ASH PLUME MOVING STEADILY WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THERE IS A
HOT SPOT NOTED IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME
HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF ASH COMPARED TO SEVERAL HOURS AGO. ASH IS
ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL070.
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AT 2032Z...THIN ASH EXTENDS 74 KM (40 NMI) WEST OF THE SUMMIT TO THE
POINT 1650N6251W. THE ASH CLOUD IS 11 KM (6 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL070 IS MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 22/0300Z.
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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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ORRISON
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"