FVXX22 KWBC 100130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0130 UTC 10 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-222 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. 0000 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: CURRENT INFRARED IMAGERY SHOWS NO PLUME.
THE LAST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY OF THE DAY SHOWED A PLUME
OF ASH AND STEAM EMANATING FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS AND EXTENDING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 NMI. ASH WAS
ESTIMATED BELOW FL080.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL080 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AT 5 AND 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/0730 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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