FVXX20 KWBC 271400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC27/1400Z  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: 2000/341
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  27/1200Z GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: FAINT ASH PLUME PRODUCED BY ROCKFALLS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/1332Z SHOWS
A NARROW FAINT ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE
WEST APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1642N 6230W.  THE PLUME IS
ABOUT 32 KM (17 NMI) LONG AND 7 KM (4 NMI) WIDE AND IS
ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL070.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL070 IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 10 TO
15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/2000Z.
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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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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