FVXX22 KWBC 021900
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1900 UTC 02 NOVEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-248    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: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1815 UTC
SHOWS A THIN ASH PLUME EXTENDING 71KM SOUTH WEST OF THE ISLAND. THIS
PLUME IS ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY POINTS 16.77N 62.21W TO 16.76N 62.34W TO
16.34N 62.72W TO 16.29N 62.64W TO 16.43N 62.36W AND 16.70N 62.16W. 
THE PLUME CAN ONLY BE SEEN IN VISIBLE IMAGERY AT THIS TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT ABOUT FL080 IS MOVING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT
15-20 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 03/0100 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"