FVXX20 KWBC 071000                                          
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT07/1000Z  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: 2001/239
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
00Z GUADELOUPE UPPER LEVEL SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY     
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: IT REMAINS DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY LOW LEVEL ASH
FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS IN INFRARED IMAGERY. THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGERY AT
06/2115Z SHOWED A FAINT ASH PLUME ESTIMATED AT FL060 EXTENDING TO THE
WEST OF THE SUMMIT.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL060 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS. 

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1600Z.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST
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