FVXX23 KWBC 020630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0630 UTC 02 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-030          WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8.INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.
6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 02/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/0415 UTC
SHOWS NO ASH ALTHOUGH ASH WAS ONLY OBSERVED IN VISIBLE IMAGERY
EARLIER.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT OR BELOW FL050 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
SOUTHWEST AT 5-10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1230 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING
ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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