FVXX20 KWBC 051500                                          
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT05/1500Z  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: 2001/231
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT. AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST.    
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ERUPTION DETAILS: PYROCLASTIC FLOWS PRODUCING STEAM AND ASH
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS AN
INCREASE IN EMISSIONS OF ASH STARTING AT 05/1430Z ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW
FL050.  EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OBSCURES THE OBSERVATIONS OF ASH IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 15/1445Z.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL050 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 25
TO 30 KTS. 

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/2100Z.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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