FVXX20 KWBC 100700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB10/0700Z  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: 2001/85
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 6
HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 10/0000Z AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 10/0632Z
DOES NOT SHOW ANY ASH PLUME...HOWEVER A HOT SPOT OVER THE VOLCANO
IS OCCASIONALLY SEEN. THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE DAY AT
09/2045Z SHOWED A LOW LEVEL PLUME STRETCHING 208 KM (112 NMI) TO
THE WEST SOUTHWEST FROM THE VOLCANO. THE ASH AT THAT TIME WAS
ESTIMATED BELOW FL050. EARLY MORNING VISIBLE IMAGERY WILL BE
MONITORED CLOSELY FOR CONTINUED ASH EMISSIONS.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL050 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/1300Z.
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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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RUMINSKI
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