FVXX20 KWBC 260030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0030 UTC 26 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-176          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 AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING. SIX HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE
25/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL.  MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH IS NOT SEEN ON THE SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 25/2345 UTC.  HOWEVER A WELL DEFINED HOTSPOT IS
VISIBLE IN THE SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.    
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT OR BELOW FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST
AT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/0630 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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WALTER
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