FVXX20 KWBC 260815
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0815 UTC 26 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-068    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.
MVO REPORT 26/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MVO REPORTS AN ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS
VOLCANO BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 26/0720 UTC TO APPROXIMATELY
FL100. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AT 26/0802 UTC A SMALL PUFF OF ASH ABOUT 5-10 
NMI LONG IS VISIBLE NEAR THE POINT 16.7N 62.4W AND MOVING WEST AT
15KT. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL100 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15 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.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/1400 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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