FVXX20 KWBC 162230
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2230 UTC 16 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-047    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. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANO HAD ERUPTED AT 16/1510 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE ASH CLOUD FROM THE 1510 UTC ERUPTION OF
SOUFRIERE HILLS DISSIPATED AROUND 1915 UTC IN THE VICINITY OF 17N
63W.  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2145 UTC DID NOT REVEAL ANY ASH. 
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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: SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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