FVXX20 KWBC 071030
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1030 UTC 07 APR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-093    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 SATELLITE
IMAGERY. 0000 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 07/0345 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0945 UTC DOES NOT
SHOW ANY ASH CLOUD AT THIS TIME.  UNFORTUNATELY RIGHT AT THE TIME OF
THE ERUPTION THE GOES SATELLITE WENT INTO ECLIPSE WITH NO IMAGERY
AVAILABLE FROM 0345 UTC UNTIL 0645 UTC.  WHEN IMAGERY RETURNED ANY
ASH PLUME WAS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM SURROUNDING METEOROLOGICAL
CLOUDS.  MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY HAS NOT SHOWN ANY HOT SPOT ACTIVITY.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL100 WOULD MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18KTS.
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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 AROUND 1630 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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