FVXX22 KWBC 141730 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1730 UTC 14 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-083    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 INFRARED VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF STEAM AND POSSIBLE
ASH
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD:SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1715 UTC DOES
NOT SHOW THE A LOW LEVEL PLUME SEEN EARLIER BUT THIS MIGHT BE
DUE TO THE HIGHER SUN ANGLE.  SHORTWAVE IMAGERY INDICATES A
HOT SPOT AT THE VOLCANO.  HEIGHT WAS EARLIER ESTIMATED AT
FL030-050.
TRAJECTORY: WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 5-10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/2330 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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