FVXX20 KWBC 190900
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0900 UTC 19 APR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-112   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 APPROX 0845 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: MVO REPORTS A SMALL ASH VENTING OF SOUFRIERE
HILLS AT AROUND 0845 UTC. THEY INDICATED THE ASH WAS MOVING WESTWARD
AT OR BELOW FL010 HOWEVER HEIGHT ASSESSMENT WAS DIFFICULT AT THE
TIME OF EMISSION.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL010 WOULD MOVE 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 ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE WITHIN THE HOUR WHILE
NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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