FVXX20 KWBC 160500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001DEC16/0500Z   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: 2001/281
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 00Z
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.  ASH HAS NOT BEEN OBSERVED WITH
THIS EVENT BUT THERE HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE AREA.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH BETWEEN FL030 AND FL060 WOULD
MOVE NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES             
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