FVXX22 KWBC 101330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1330 UTC 10 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-224 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. WIND FORECAST FROM AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS AND SMALL PYROCLASTIC FLOWS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGERY OF THE DAY
SHOWED NO ASH BEFORE DENSE WEATHER CLOUDS DEVELOPED OVER THE
AREA.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL080 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST
AND NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE UNTIL ASH IS REPORTED OR
OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
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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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BROWN
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