FVXX20 KWBC 230100
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0100 UTC 23 May 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-136    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 INFRARED  MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY...1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING...MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY REPORT
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 22/1730 UTC TO FL070.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES NOT
SHOW ANY ASH.  THE LAST USEABLE VISIBLE IMAGE AT 2115 UTC SHOWED A
FAINT INDISTINCT AREA OF ASH 40-60 NMI WEST OF THE VOLCANO.
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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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THIS IS THE LAST IMAGE ON THIS EVENT.         
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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