FVXX23 WBC 280730
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0730 UTC 28 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS   99-238   WEST INDIES  16.2N 62.7W 
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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..GOES-8
INFRARED..MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND GUADELOUPE 28/0000 UTC UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 27/2100 UTC TO FL100.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY  
THROUGH 28/0645 UTC NO LONGER SHOWS ANY ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH AT FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT
20KT.
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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 IS THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.

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