FVXX20 KWBC 301215
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1215 UTC 30 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-074    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.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH VENTING THAT HAS LASTED FOR 30 MINUTES AND WAS
STILL CONTINUING WHEN THIS BULLETIN WAS ISSUED.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS
THAT LOW LEVEL ASH VENTING HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 30
MINUTES.  SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES NOT YET SHOW THIS ACTIVITY.
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TRAJECTORY: THE OBSERVATORY INDICATES THAT THE ASH IS MOVING
WESTWARD.  
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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 WITHIN THE HOUR.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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