FVXX20 KWBC 270000
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0000 UTC 27 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-072    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.  THE ASH CAN BE SEEN IN
INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND IS ESTIMATED TO FL150.  THE
ASH IS INITIALLY SPREADING OUT OVER THE VOLCANO AND THEN MOVING
WESTWARD.  THE ASH IS AS FAR WEST AS 16.7N 62.5W AT 2330 UTC WHICH
IS 20 NMI (40 KM) FROM THE VOLCANO.         
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM FL100 TO FL150 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST
AT 15 TO 25 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 27/0600 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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