FVXX22 KWBC 191930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1930 UTC 19 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-033 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 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: MODERATE ROCKFALLS OVERNIGHT.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1902 UTC
SHOWS THE PLUME FROM THIS MORNING HAS DISSIPATED. DAYTIME
CUMULUS AND EVEN SOME HIGH CIRRUS HAS PARTIALLY OBSCURED THE
VIEW.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR BELOW
FL050 TO MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON THIS EVENT.
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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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HUGHES
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