FVXX21 KWBC 261600
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1600 UTC 26 FEB 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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BEZYMIANNY 99-002 KAMCHATKA 56.0N 160.6E
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BACKGROUND:    BEZYMIANNY - KAMCHATKA RUSSIA (1000-25)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 9240 FT (2800 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-10 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY. GOES-10 SATELLITE DERIVED HIGH DENSITY WINDS.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTED ON FEB 24 AT 1846 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1430 UTC SHOWS A CLOUD OF
THIN ASH EXTENDING 224 KM (121 NMI) FROM 48.7N 179.1E TO 47.3N
178.8W.  THE ASH CLOUD IS 85 KM (46 NMI) WIDE.  THE ASH SEEMS TO
HAVE BECOME LESS DENSE IN THE LAST FEW HOURS.  THE ASH IS ESTIMATED
TO BE AT OR BELOW FL250. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS.
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THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY
A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/2200 UTC. 
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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