FVXX23 WBC 281755
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1755 UTC 28 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS   99-240   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..GOES-8
VISIBLE IMAGERY AND GUADELOUPE 28/1200 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 28/1651 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
INDICATED AN ERUPTION AT THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO. GOES 8 VISIBLE
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1732 UTC INDICATES AN ASH CLOUD LEAVING
THE SUMMIT AND PUSHING TO THE WEST AT FL100. ASH EXTENDS FROM THE
SUMMIT TO 16.7N 62.5W AND 7.5 KM EITHER SIDE OF THIS LINE. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS AT
FL100. THE 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING CONFIRMS THIS
MOTION.
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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 28/2300 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.

ORRISON/TURK
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