FVXX20 KWBC 1311235
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001DEC13/1235Z   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: 2001/270
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.  12Z
GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR WINDS REPORT.   
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH REPORTED AT 13/1225Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
REPORTED AN INCREASE IN VOLCANIC ACTIVITY PRODUCING SOME
THICK LOW LEVEL ASH MOVING TO THE WEST.  SATELLITE IMAGERY
IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH 1215Z.  HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME LOW
AND MIDDLE LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH REPORTED MOVING WEST IS ESTIMATED TO BE
BELOW FL100 AND AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 13/1400Z. 
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