FVXX20 KWBC 121230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN12/1230Z  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: 2001/40
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AT 1145Z SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS AN AREA
OF THIN ASH SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT.  THIS AREA OF
ASH IS APPROXIMATELY BOUNDED BY 1624N 6255W TO 1612N 6243W TO
1626N 6202W TO 1624N 6255W.  WITHIN THIS AREA IS A THICKER
AREA OF ASH APPROXIMATELY BOUNDED BY 1639N 6224W TO 1629N
6221W TO 1636N 6212W TO 1639N 6224W.  ASH IS ESTIMATED BELOW
FL100. SHORTWAVE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW A HOTSPOT OVER THE
VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL100 IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT
10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 12/1830Z.
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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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