FVXX20 KWBC 011530
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1530 UTC 01 JAN 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-002    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY..GOES-8
VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 01/1200 UTC
GUADELOUPE SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LATEST ASH VENTING AT 01/0830 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE ASH FROM THE VENTING AT 01/0830 UTC IS
STILL DETECTABLE IN GOES8 VISIBLE IMAGERY. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
ASH AT 01/1445 UTC IS AT 16.8N 64.5W. THE ASH IS 77 KM (42 NMI)
WIDE. THE ASH IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 16.99N 63.83W TO
16.19N 63.99W TO 16.78N 64.52W TO 16.99N 63.83W.  THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED AT FL100 BASED ON PILOT REPORTS.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 20 KTS.
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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 LATEST SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 01/2130 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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