FVXX21 KWBC 101940                                            
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT10/1940Z  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: 2001/243
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION REPORTED AT 10/1920Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS AN EVENT
OCCURRING AT 10/1920Z.  AT THIS TIME ASH WAS REPORTED TO BE AT FL060 AND
GOING STRAIGHT UP.  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 10/1932Z DOES NOT SHOW ANY
ASH HOWEVER A VERY BRIGHT HOTSPOT IS VISIBLE IN THE SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/2100Z.
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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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WALTER
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