FVXX20 KWBC 070020
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR07/0020Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/152

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE FINAL GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES
OF THE DAY SHOWED A NARROW PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO
1715N6149W AT 2045Z OR ROUGHLY 70 KM (38 NMI) TO THE NORTHEAST
OF THE VOLCANO.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 15 KM (8 NMI) WIDE AND
ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL080.  
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THE LOW HEIGHT OF THE ASH TOPS PRECLUDED THE DETECTION OF ANY
PLUME IN INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 2345Z HOWEVER
A PERSISTENT AND WELL DEFINED HOT SPOT WAS PRESENT SUGGESTING
THAT LOW LEVEL ERUPTIVE ACTIVITY WAS CONTINUING.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL080 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST
AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/0630Z. 
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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" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"