FVXX22 KWBC 232110
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2110 UTC 23 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-232    WEST INDIES 16.72N 62.18W  
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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 AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...UPPER-AIR OBSERVATIONS FROM
GUADELOUPE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 23/2100 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
REPORTED A SMALL ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO. THE MVO
INDICATES ASH HAS REACHED FL120 AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH.
SATELLITE IMAGERY IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH 2100 UTC AS OF YET.
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TRAJECTORY: NORTH AT 10 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  
http://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 BY 24/0300 UTC OR SOONER SHOULD AN
ASH CLOUD BE DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
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ORRISON/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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