FVXX21 KWBC 261300     
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2001OCT26/1300Z  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: 2001/255
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215Z.
1200Z AVIATION MODEL WINDS FORECAST ...THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

ERUPTION DETAILS: GASSES AND LIGHT ASH FROM ROCKFALLS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGERY OF THE DAY SHOWS A FAINT LOW
LEVEL PLUME MOVING WEST (262 DEGREES) OFF THE ISLAND. AT 1215Z THE PLUME OF
GASSES AND LIGHT ASH EXTENDED WEST AROUND 131 KM (71 NMI) TO POINT 1633N 6323W
AND WAS ABOUT 17 KM (9 NMI) WIDE.  THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED BELOW FL070.

TRAJECTORY: GASSES AND ASH IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/1900Z. 
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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