FVXX20 KWBC 071430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001SEP07/1430Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/203.
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE/INFRARED/MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1415Z SHOWS AN AREA
OF STEAM AND ASH IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO DRIFTING SLOWLY TO
THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS. MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY INDICATES THE
LIKELY PRESENCE OF ASH. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATES
THE PLUME AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE SUMMIT LEVEL.
TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL030 WOULD SHOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTH AT
AROUND 5 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/2030Z.
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INTERNET URLS...
MESSAGE LISTSERV WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/SUBSCRIBE.HTML
MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWERCASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST
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