FVXX20 KWBC 081640
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN08/1640Z 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: 2001/23
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 1200Z UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS THAT PRODUCED LOW LEVEL
ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT
1602Z SHOWS A LOW LEVEL UNDULATING PLUME EXTENDING 162 KM
(88NMI) WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS ABOUT 47 KM (26NMI)
AT THE WIDEST POINT. ASH IS ESTIMATED TO FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUE BY 08/2240Z.
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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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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