FVXX22 KWBC 090725
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0725 UTC 09 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-219 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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. SIX HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 08/1800 UTC AVIATION
MODEL. 0000 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: WITH BROKEN CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN NO ASH COULD BE DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 09/0645 UTC. HOWEVER LOW LEVEL ASH IS
USUALLY UNDETECTABLE AT NIGHT IN INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A WELL DEFINED HOTSPOT IS PRESENT IN THE
SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL070 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE
NORTHWEST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KNOTS WHILE ASH BETWEEN FL070 AND
FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT AROUND 5 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/1330 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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TURK
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