FVXX20 KWBC 252330
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2330 UTC 25 AUG 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-200    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 AND GOES-8
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 25/2300 UTC.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: APPROXIMATELY 25/2150 UTC TO FL130.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE 2300 UTC SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS A 21 KM ASH
PLUME MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AWAY FROM THE ISLAND.  THE PLUME IS
BOUNDED THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 16.7N 62.2W 16.7N 62.4W 16.6N 62.4W
AND 16.6N 62.3W. 
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE WEST AT 5-10 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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NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AT 26/0530 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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