FVXX22 KWBC 200130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0130 UTC 20 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-154          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. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LAST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 19/2145 UTC DID SHOW A VERY FAINT ASH PLUME.  NO
CURRENT ASH PLUME IS VISIBLE IN MULTISPECTRAL OR INFRARED
IMAGERY THROUGH 20/0102 UTC.  HOWEVER A FAIRLY CONTINUOUS HOT
SPOT CAN BE SEEN IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL070 WOULD MOVE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO
15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 20/0730 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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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