FVXX20 KWBC 052045
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2045 UTC 5 FEB 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-29    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT 91600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY 1200 UTC UPPER
AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE. GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCURRED AT 05/2015 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS REPORTED
AN ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO WITH ASH PLUME TO AT LEAST
FL100.  THE ASH PLUME IS JUST BARELY VISIBLE ON THE 2015 UTC GOES 8
VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGES. NO ASH PLUME DIRECTION CAN YET BE
OBTAINED FROM THESE IMAGES.  AN ADDITIONAL MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED
WHEN MOVEMENT OF THE ASH CAN BE DETERMINED FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: BASED ON UPPER AIR SOUNDING THE ASH SHOULD MOVE SOUTH TO
SOUTH EAST AT 10 TO 15 KTS.
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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:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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