FVXX20 KWBC 040325
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0325 UTC 04 SEPTEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-206 WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W 
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

ERUPTION DETAILS: 03/0310 UTC TO FL150.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS AN
ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO ESTIMATED TO FL150 AT
04/0310 UTC.  ASH WAS REPORTED DRIFTING TO THE NORTH. 
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TRAJECTORY: NORTH AT LESS THAN 05KT.
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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 AND VAFTAD
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED WHEN MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO VAFTAD AND SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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