FVXX20 KWBC 271900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB27/1900Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/132

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING A LOW LEVEL ASH
PLUME.    
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 1815Z SHOWS A
LOW LEVEL PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH OF THE VOLCANO. THE
ASH IS ESTIMATED BELOW FL100. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH IS AT
1552N 6222W WHICH IS 97 KM (52 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS
ESTIMATED TO BE 23 KM (12 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTH AT
10 TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/0100Z. 
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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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KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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