FVXX20 KWBC 262300
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2300 UTC 26 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-071    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 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
26/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION BEGINNING AROUND 26/2245 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS
ANOTHER ERUPTION OF SOUFRIERE HILLS TO FL090. THE PLUME WAS MOVING
WESTWARD. THE ASH IS NOT DISCERNIBLE IN GOES 8 SATELLITE IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO
20 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 MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/0500 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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