FVXX22 KWBC 022225
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2225 UTC 02 NOVEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-249    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: NEW ERUPTION BEGAN AT ABOUT 02/2155 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
INDICATED ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO. THE NEW
ASH IS REACHING FL120. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2202 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE ANY ASH FROM THE CURRENT ERUPTION AND IT NO LONGER SHOWS
ASH THAT WAS EVIDENT FROM THE EARLIER ERUPTION.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT ABOUT FL120 IS EXPECTED TO MOVE 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 03/0430 UTC. IF ASH IS DETECTED
IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THEN A NEW STATEMENT ALONG WITH A GRAPHIC WILL
BE ISSUED MUCH SOONER.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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ORRISON
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