FVXX20 KWBC 031410
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR03/1410Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/148

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 1200Z UPPER AIR DATA FROM JULIANA AIRPORT.

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH
ALONG WITH STEAM AND GASES.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1332Z
SHOWED A FAINT THIN PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1650N6306W
OR ROUGHLY 100 KM (54 NMI) TO THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO.  THE PLUME
WAS UP TO 10 KM (5 NMI) WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT LESS THAN 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/2000Z. 
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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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TURK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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