FVXX20 KWBC 081740
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR08/1740Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/159

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...AVIATION MODEL FORECAST WIND DATA...1200Z UPPER AIR
SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1715Z SHOWED A
PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1727N6227W OR 88 KM (48 NMI)
TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST 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 NORTH NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0000Z. 
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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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BROWN
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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