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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0100 UTC 25 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-063    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 MULTI SPECTRAL IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS ASH VENTING
AT 24/1715 UTC TO FL200.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: DENSE METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS COVER THE REGION
AROUND THE VOLCANO. IT IS DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW ANY ASH FROM THE
EARLIER ERUPTION. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL100 WOULD MOVE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS
WHILE ASH FROM FL100 TO FL200 WOULD MOVE EAST AT 20 TO 30 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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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS ERUPTION.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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