FVXX20 KWBC 141015
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1015 UTC 14 APR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC

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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-106    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: INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY...0000 UTC
GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INITIAL ERUPTION AT 14/0915 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: INFRARED GOES 8 SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED AN
ASH CLOUD WITHIN A 15 KM (8 NMI) RADIUS OF POINT 16.7N/62.1W AT 0945
UTC.  THE TOP OF THE ASH CLOUD WAS ESTIMATED AT FL150.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 KTS BETWEEN FL100 AND FL150
BUT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 KTS BELOW FL100.
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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 14/1630 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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