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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1000 UTC 02 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC

SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-035    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 0945 UTC INDICATES THAT ASH FROM THE EARLIER ERUPTION
HAS DISSIPATED. ASH CAN NO LONGER BE DISCERNIBLE IN IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH REMAINING UP TO FL120 WOULD DRIFT TO THE WEST AT
LESS THAN 10KTS.
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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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THIS IS THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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