FVXX21 KWBC 092300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002JAN09/2300Z  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: 2002/013
     
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE/INFRARED/MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. FORECAST WIND DATA FROM
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN EITHER THE FINAL
VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY ENDING AT 2115Z OR IN INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 2215Z.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY INDICATED THAT ALTHOUGH ROCKFALL ACTIVITY HAS
DECREASED NOTICEABLY TODAY THE EMISSIONS CONTINUED TO BE ASH
LADEN BUT BELOW FL060.  THE ACTIVITY OF THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS
BEEN THE GREATEST SINCE THE SUMMER MONTHS AND AN ERUPTION COULD
OCCUR AT ANY TIME. THEREFORE ADVISORIES WILL BE CONTINUED.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL060 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT
15 TO 20 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002JAN10/0500Z
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TURK
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