FVXX20 KWBC 031855
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN03/1855Z  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: 2001/5
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 1200Z UPPER AIR WIND DATA FROM
GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: FAINT ASH PLUME PRODUCED BY ROCKFALLS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT
1815Z SHOWS A FAINT PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING 86 KM (46NMI)
NORTHWEST OF SOUFRIERE HILLS. THE PLUME IS 15 KM (8NMI) WIDE
WITH ASH ESTIMATED TO FL080.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL080 IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT 10 TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/0100Z.
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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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BROWN
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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