FVXX20 KWBC 270707
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0707 UTC 27 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-073    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.
27/0000 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: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 27/0645 UTC DOES NOT
SHOW ANY ASH FROM THE EARLIER ERUPTION. THE 27/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE
UPPER AIR OBSERVATION IMPLIES THAT ANY LINGERING ASH TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE VOLCANO WOULD BE AT AROUND FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AROUND FL100 WOULD MOVE TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST
AT 20KT.
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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 AND VAFTAD.
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THIS IS THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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