FVXX20 KWBC 290530
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0530 UTC 29 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-264         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. UPPER AIR FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.  00 UTC
GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 29/0315 UTC DUE TO THE WEATHER CLOUDS IN THE AREA AND
THE DIFFICULTY OF DETECTING LOW LEVEL ASH AT NIGHT.  AT
28/1702 UTC AN ASH PLUME BELOW FL060 WAS OBSERVED EXTENDING
FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH BELOW
FL060 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH AT LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUE BY 29/1130 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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