FVXX20 KWBC 231855
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1855 UTC 24 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-062    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: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY...1200 UTC
UPPER-LEVEL AIR SOUNDING OVER GUADELOUPE. GOES-8 VISIBLE AND MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH VENTING EVENT AROUND 24/1715 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATED
AN ERUPTION AT ABOUT 1715 UTC. ASH CLOUD IS WITHIN 17KM (9NMI) TO
THE EAST OF THE VOLCANO AT 1815 UTC.  HEIGHT OF THE ASH CLOUD IS
ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH CLOUD IS DRIFTING TO THE EAST AT 9KTS. 
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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 MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0100 UTC. 
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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