FVXX22 KWBC 221440
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1440 UTC 22 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-165          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: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GOES-8
VISIBLE...INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  22/1200 UTC
UPPER AIR SOUNDING OUT OF GUADELOUPE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: REPORTED ERUPTION WITH POTENTIAL ASH AROUND
1430 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
REPORTED A SMALL ERUPTION WITH A POSSIBLE ASH CLOUD MOVING
NORTH OFF OF THE ISLAND. THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THE ASH BELOW 
FL100. THERE IS NO DETECTABLE ASH IN GOES-8 IMAGERY DUE TO
METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE DEBBY. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH BELOW FL100 TO
MOVE NORTH AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 22/2030 UTC OR SOONER IF
ASH IS DETECTED IN IMAGERY.
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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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