FVXX20 KWBC 161530
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1530 UTC 16 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-045    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 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANO HAD ERUPTED AT 16/1510 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VOLCANO HAD ERUPTED TO AT LEAST FL100 WITH ASH
MOVING WESTWARD. THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 16/1515 UTC
DOES NOT INDICATE ANY ASH AT THIS TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH AT ABOUT FL100
WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST 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 BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 16/2130 UTC OR EARLIER IF ASH
BECOMES DETECTED IN IMAGERY.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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