FVXX22 KWBC 230400
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0400 UTC 24 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-234    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. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 23/2100 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE FAINT LOW LEVEL ASH CLOUD PREVIOUSLY
SEEN DISSIPATED RAPIDLY AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPORTS OF
CONTINUED ACTIVITY AT THE VOLCANO. AT 0315 UTC MULTILAYERED CLOUDS
COVER THE REGION.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A.
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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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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT UNTIL ASH IS AGAIN REPORTED OR SEEN
IN IMAGERY.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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