FVXX20 KWBC 160140
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0140 UTC 16 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-043    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 SATELLITE
IMAGERY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSION AT APPROX 16/0040 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE DATA THROUGH 0115 UTC DID NOT
CLEARLY INDICATE A PLUME FOLLOWING THE 0040 UTC ERUPTION.  THERE WAS
SOME SUGGESTION IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY OF A POSSIBLE PLUME
EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 16.7N 62.4W.  THIS FEATURE WAS ONLY 10
KM (5 NMI) WIDE.  THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED AT BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE WEST BETWEEN 10-15 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 STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FOLLOWING THE GOES 8 ECLIPSE
PERIOD AT AROUND 16/0730 UTC OR SOONER SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOME AVAILABLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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