FVXX20 KWBC 080608
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR08/0608Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/157

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN GOES-8 SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 0402Z.  THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGES YESTERDAY SHOWED
A WELL DEFINED LOW LEVEL PLUME MOVING NORTH FROM THE VOLCANO AND
THE PRESENCE OF A HOT SPOT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL HOURS SUGGESTED THAT THIS LOW LEVEL ACITIVY WAS
CONTINUING.  ANY ASH PRESENT IS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1200Z. 
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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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