FVXX22 KWBC 091735
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1735 UTC 09 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-074          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.  MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND GAS VENTING.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH PLUME WAS SEEN IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 1715 UTC.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
CONFIRMED THAT NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY HAS OCCURRED SINCE
YESTERDAY. 
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TRAJECTORY: N/A

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 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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TURK
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