FVXX20 KWBC 032000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR03/2000Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/149

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: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 1945Z.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT VOLCANIC ACTIVITY HAD LESSENED OVER THE LAST 6
HOURS.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY RESIDUAL ASH WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT LESS
THAN 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. 
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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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