FVXX20 KWBC 020400
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0400 UTC 02 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC

SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-034    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:   MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT
GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.              

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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS THAT
SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO ERUPTED ON MARCH 1 AT 2125 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL GOES 8
IMAGERY THRU 0315 UTC INDICATED POSSIBLE ASH REMAINING FROM THE
EARLIER ERUPTION EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE VOLCANO.  THE ASH EXTENDS
AS FAR EAST AS 16.7N 61.7W WHICH IS 5O KM (30 NM) FROM THE VOLCANO.
THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THIS ASH IS AT FL120.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL120 IS DRIFTING WEST AT LESS THAN 10 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 SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1000.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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