FVXX22 KWBC 080130
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 08 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-170    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 AND MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY
08/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING
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ERUPTION DETAILS: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS A DOME
COLLAPSE OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO AT 07/1755 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH IS NO LONGER VISIBLE IN THE SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 08/0045 UTC.  THE LAST CONFIRMATION OF ASH IN THE
SATELLITE IMAGERY WAS AT 07/2232Z WERE IT WAS SEEN NEAR 16.5N 64.2W
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 20-25 KNOTS.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR DATA SUGGEST THAT ANY REMAINING ASH
(AT FL050 TO FL100) WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 20 TO
25 KTS. 
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH 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/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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