FVXX21 KWBC 201640
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002OCT20/1640Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: MONTSERRAT
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/158
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. PILOT REPORT. MONTSERRAT
VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH VENTING.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 20/1615Z. 
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL060 7 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1660W06241.  ASH IS MOVING NW AT 5 KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: A PILOT 30 NM WEST OF ST KITTS REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH TO
FL0600 AT 1556Z.  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1615Z INDICATED A
THIN PLUME EXTENDING ROUGHLY 33 NMI TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
SUMMIT.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATED THAT EARLY
MORNING RAINS HAD RESULTED IN THE ONGOING VENTING OF DIFFUSE ASH.
TURK
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002OCT20/2230Z.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"