FVXX20 KWBC 051330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001SEP05/1330Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/201.

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE/INFRARED/MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSION STARTING APPROXIMATELY 05/1000Z
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: EARLY MORNING VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 05/1245Z
SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO. THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED AT FL030.  THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH IS AT 1651N 6339W
WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 160 KM (86 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT AND THE
AVERAGE WIDTH IS 28 KM (15 NMI). 

TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL030 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE AT 05/1930Z.
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INTERNET URLS...
MESSAGE LISTSERV   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/SUBSCRIBE.HTML
MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWERCASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST/ORRISON
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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