FVXX22 KWBC 230830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0830 UTC 23 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-168          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 
...INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  23/0600 UTC
GUADELOUPE FORECAST SOUNDING.                                  
    
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PROBABLY PRODUCING CONTINUOUS ASH 

DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE VOLCANO CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE
ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH AT OR BELOW FL100. THERE IS NO
DETECTABLE ASH IN GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 23/0745 UTC DUE TO
EXTENSIVE METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE
DEBBY TO THE NORTH OF PUERTO RICO.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH BELOW FL100 TO
MOVE WESTWARD AT 20 TO 30 KTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/1430 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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