FVXX22 KWBC 031715
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1715 UTC 03 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-194 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. 03/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS FROM ROCKFALLS
AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH CANNOT BE DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 1645 UTC. THE FAINT ASH BELOW FL050 OBSERVED
EARLIER TODAY HAS NOW BECOME TOO DIFFUSE TO OBSERVE IN
IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING DIFFUSE ASH AT AND BELOW FL050 WILL
MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT.
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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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