FVXX21 KWBC 082300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002JAN08/2300Z  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: 2002/009
     
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.   SURFACE REPORT FROM PLYMOUTH AND MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY REPORT.

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 2115Z SHOWS THE
ASH EXTENDING WEST OF THE VOLCANO. THE ASH IS BOUNDED BY THE
FOLLOWING POINTS: 1641N 6209W TO 1638N 6324W TO 1702N 6324W TO
1641N 6209W. THE ASH IS APPROXIMATELY 140 KM (75 NMI) TO THE WEST
OF THE SUMMIT. THIS ASH IS ESTIMATED AT FL080.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL080 WILL MOVE WEST AT 10 TO
15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002JAN09/0500Z
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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