FVXX20 KWBC 261400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC26/1350Z  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: 2000/337
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  AVIATION FORECAST WIND DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH PLUME PRODUCED BY ROCKFALLS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A FAINT ASH
PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE SOUTH. AT 26/1315Z 
THE PLUME WAS BOUNDED BY 1643N 6210W TO 1630N 6208W TO 1625N
6202W TO 1621N 6208W TO 1633N 6214W TO 1643N 6210W.  THE PLUME
IS ABOUT 43 KM (23 NMI) LONG AND 10 KM (5 NMI) WIDE AND IS
ESTIMATED TO BE AT ABOUT FL050.
SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY SHOWS A HOTSPOT OVER THE VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL050 IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH AT LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/2000Z.
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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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WALTER
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"