FVXX20 KWBC 090700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB09/0700Z  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: 2001/81
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
SIX HOUR AVN MODEL FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH.                     
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
09/0615Z DOES NOT DETECT AN ASH PLUME. THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE
OF THE DAY AT 08/2115Z SHOWED A LOW LEVEL PLUME STRETCHING TO
THE WEST SOUTHWEST FROM THE VOLCANO.  THE ASH AT THAT TIME WAS
ESTIMATED BELOW FL050.  WE WILL MONITOR THE EARLY VISIBLE
PICTURES THIS MORNING TO SEE IF ASH CONTINUES TO BE EMITTED
FROM THE VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL050 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST
SOUTHWEST AT 15-20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/1300Z.
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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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