FVXX20 KWBC 080945
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0945 UTC 08 MAY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-126   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...GOES-8
IMAGERY...0000 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT ABOUT 0315 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
POSSIBLY DUE TO THE METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS IN THE AREA.  
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TRAJECTORY: THE ORIGINAL REPORT FROM THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY SUGGESTED ASH TO ABOUT FL100.  UPPER AIR PATTERNS
SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH AT ABOUT FL100 WILL MOVE TO THE EAST OR
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS. 
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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 MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT UNLESS NEW INFORMATION
IS RECEIVED.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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