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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2100 UTC 20 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-034 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. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. METEO
FRANCE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SEISMIC SIGNALS RECORDED FOR LAST HOUR
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
RECORDED SEISMIC SIGNALS OVER THE LAST HOUR ALONG WITH REPORTS
OF ASH IN THE ATMOSPHERE. THE SEISMIC SIGNAL IS ONGOING AT
THIS TIME. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2015 UTC DID NOT REVEAL
ANY ASH THROUGH BROKEN CLOUDS.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST BELOW FL050 WOULD MOVE
TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KNOTS. ANY ASH THAT
MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN FL050 AND FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 21/0300 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS 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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