FVXX20 KWBC 221900
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1900 UTC 22 May 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-135    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES 8 VISIBLE INFRARED MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY...1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING...MONTSERRAT
VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 22/1730 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED AN
ERUPTION OF SOUFRIERE HILLS AT 22/1730 UTC TO FL 070. AT 1815 UTC
THE ASH PLUME EXTENDED TO THE POINT 16.75N 62.45W.  THE PLUME WAS 12
NMI LONG AND 4 NMI WIDE AT THIS TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE WEST AT 15KT.  
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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 AT 230100 UTC.         
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"