FVXX20 KWBC 060445     
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0445 UTC  06 JUNE 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-147    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:. GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY.  05/12OO UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW ERUPTION AT ABOUT 06/0230 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES 8 SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A NEW MINOR
ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO AT AROUND 06/0230 UTC TO
ABOUT FL120.  AT 0415 UTC A SMALL AREA OF ASH 10 NMI LONG BY 5 NMI
WIDE WAS CENTERED NEAR THE POINT 16.85N 62.50W AND MOVING JUST NORTH
OF WEST AT 10-15 KT.

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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL120 WOULD MOVE WEST AT 10- 15 KT.   
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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 06/1100 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"