FVXX21 KWBC 110200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0200 UTC 11 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-269    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. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT
0000 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH AND STEAM
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 11/0145 UTC SHOWS NO ASH.  THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGERY OF
THE DAY AT 10/2132 SHOWED A LOW LEVEL PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE
VOLCANO FOR ABOUT 35 NMI TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST.  THE
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS OCCASIONAL ROCKFALL
PRODUCING STEAM AND ASH AT OR BELOW FL050.

TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL050 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 11/0800 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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