FVXX20 KWBC 090600
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR09/0600Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/161

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...0000Z 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 SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0402Z.  THE FINAL VISIBLE IMAGES YESTERDAY SHOWED ASH
BELOW FL100 MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST FROM THE SUMMIT.  AN
INTERMITTENT HOTSPOT WAS DETECTED IN NEAR INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS SUGGESTING THE POSSIBILITY THAT LOW
LEVEL ACTIVITY WAS CONTINUING.  ANY ASH PRESENT IS ESTIMATED TO
BE BELOW FL100.  
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/1200Z. 
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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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