FVXX20 KWBC 281230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB28/1230Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/135

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.   WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING A LOW LEVEL ASH
PLUME.    
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215Z SHOWS A
FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTH
SOUTHWEST FROM THE VOLCANO. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED BELOW FL100. THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME IS AT 1616N 6231W WHICH IS 58 KM (31
NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 20 KM (11 NMI)
WIDE. A HOT SPOT IS EVIDENT IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 IS MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND SOUTH
SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/1830Z. 
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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" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"