FVXX22 KWBC 080100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0100 UTC 08 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-067          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. 08/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND GAS VENTING.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: INFRARED IMAGERY THROUGH 0015 UTC DOES
NOT INDICATE ANY ASH.  VISIBLE IMAGERY FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY
SHOWED ASH MOVING TOWARD THE WEST EXTENDING UP TO
APPROXIMATELY 80-100 NMI TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL060. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL060 WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15
TO 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/0700 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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SCHWARTZ
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