FVXX20 KWBC 231730
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1730 UTC 23 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-060    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..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH VENTING EVENT AROUND 22/2230 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1702 UTC DID NOT
INDICATE ANY ASH. IN ADDITION THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACTIVITY THIS MORNING.   
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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: N/A
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THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT CONCERNING THIS EVENT. 
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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