FVXX21 KWBC 081900     
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2001DEC08/1900Z  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: 2001/267
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE/INFRARED/MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 08/12Z UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSION STARTING BEFORE
08/1245Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1645Z SHOWS A
LOW LEVEL PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO.
SATELLITE IMAGERY FROM 1645Z TO 1815Z SHOWS HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDINESS MOVING OVER THE AREA MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TRACK
THE ASH. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH AT 1645Z IS AT 1634N
6345W WHICH IS 175 KM (95 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR BELOW
FL060 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20KTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2001DEC09/0100Z
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KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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