FVXX22 KWBC 020840
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0840 UTC 02 NOVEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-245    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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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...00 UTC
GUADELOUPE SOUNDING
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 02/0815 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS AN
ASH PRODUCING ERUPTION.  THEY ESTIMATE ASH HEIGHT TO BE ABOUT FL100. 
SATELLITE IMAGERY WHICH MIGHT SHOW THE ASH CLOUD IS NOT YET
AVAILABLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 WILL MOVE AT LESS THAN 20 KNOTS.  THE
GUADELOUPE SOUNDING SUGGESTS THAT CLOSE TO FL100 THE ASH WILL MOVE
TOWARD THE EAST.
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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 AS SOON AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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