FVXX20 KWBC 152300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001DEC15/2300Z   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: 2001/280
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 12Z
GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LATEST EMISSION AT 15/1230Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
REPORTED AN EMISSION OF ASH TO UNKNOWN ALTITUDE AT
APPROXIMATELY 15/1230Z.  EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE AREA MAKE
IT DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE AN ALTITUDE OF THE ASH CLOUD BUT
RECENT EMISSIONS HAVE BEEN AT OR BELOW FL060.     
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN FL030 AND FL060 WOULD MOVE WEST AT
25 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2001DEC16/0500Z.
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