FVXX22 KWBC 040130
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 04 AUG 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-197    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GOES-8
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: APPROXIMATELY 03/2345 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 0045 UTC SHOWS AN
AREA OF ASH WITH A 13 KM (7NMI) RADIUS AROUND 16.8N 62.4W. THE
HEIGHT OF THE ASH PLUME WAS ESTIMATED TO FL150.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 12 TO 18 KNOTS.
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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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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 04/0730 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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