FVXX22 KWBC 242230
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2230 UTC 24 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-237    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
VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...12 UTC UPPER-AIR
SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 24/1615 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED A
SMALL TO MODERATE ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO. THE
LATEST GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 2145 UTC SHOWS THIN HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS OVER THE AREA. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETECT ANY ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL050 WOULD MOVE TO THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10
KNOTS. ASH BETWEEN FL050/150 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 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 STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0500 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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BROWN
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