FVXX20 KWBC 170730
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0730 UTC 17 JAN 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-022    WEST INDIES 16.72N 62.18W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 16/1829 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE ASH CLOUD FROM YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS ERUPTION
WAS NO LONGER DISCERNIBLE IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 0702 UTC. 
THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED WEAK ASH VENTING AND
ASSOCIATED VOLCANIC TREMOR FOR AROUND 15 MINUTES AFTER THE 16/1829 UTC
ERUPTION BUT LOW ACTIVITY HAS BEEN THE RULE SINCE THEN.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A.
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THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY
A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  N/A
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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