FVXX22 KWBC 021300
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 02 NOVEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-247    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...GOES-8
VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...0000 UTC U.S. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AVIATION WEATHER MODEL WIND DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION BEGAN AT ABOUT 02/0815 UTC. THE
OBSERVATORY INDICATES THAT ASH VENTING IS CONTINUING.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY CONTINUES
TO REPORT ASH IN THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO.  VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS ASH BELOW FL080 MOVING TO THE WEST.  THE ASH IS APPROXIMATELY
BOUNDED BY 16.6N 62.4W TO 16.7 62.6W TO 16.8N 62.6W TO 17.0 62.3W TO
16.9N 62.3W TO 16.7N 62.4W TO 16.7N 62.2W. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT ABOUT FL080 IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT LESS THAN 8
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 MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1900 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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