FVXX20 KWBC 080000
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0000 UTC 08 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-038    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY...1200 UTC
UPPER AIR REPORT FROM GUADELOUPE...GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...PILOT REPORT
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED AN
EXPLOSIVE EVENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 07/1635 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2345 UTC DOES NOT
SHOW ANY DEFINITE ASH SIGNATURES ALTHOUGH WITH EXTENSIVE
METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY THERE STILL MAY BE ASH
PRESENT.    
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE WEST AT 10 KTS AT FL100 BUT TOWARD THE
SOUTHEAST AT 15 KTS AT FL250.
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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 AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/0600 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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