FVXX20 KWBC 301905
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1905 UTC 30 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-076    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 VISIBLE IMAGERY; MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH VENTING OF HALF HOUR DURATION AS OF 30/1200
UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1845 UTC DID NOT
REVEAL AN ASH PLUME.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATED
AT 1800 UTC THAT THE ASH VENTING HAD STOPPED AROUND 0930 LOCAL TIME
AND THAT THE VOLCANO HAS BEEN QUIET SINCE.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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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 BULLETIN ISSUED ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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