FVXX20 KWBC 160200
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0200 UTC 16 JAN 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-019    WEST INDIES 16.72N 62.18W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 0000 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 15/1230 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES8 IMAGERY THROUGH 16/0115 UTC DOES NOT
DETECT ANY VOLCANIC ASH FROM THE EARLIER ERUPTION OF SOUFRIERE HILLS.
THE LOW LEVEL ASH TO FL100 DISSIPATED AS IT MOVED TOWARDS THE WEST
NORTHWEST. THE ASH AT FL250 MOVED EAST AND DISSIPATED.
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TRAJECTORY; UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ASH UP TO FL100 WOULD MOVE WEST
NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KT. ASH AROUND FL250 WOULD MOVE EAST AT 15 TO 20
KT. 
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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 AND VAFTADS.
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THIS IS THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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