FVXX20 KWBC 011645
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1645 UTC 01 APR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-080    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: 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE RADIOSONDE. GOES-8
VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. PILOT REPORT AT 1545 UTC.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT ABOUT 0445 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A 1545 UTC PILOT REPORT INDICATED VOLCANIC ASH
AT FL120 OVER 16.2N 64.4W IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. VISIBLE IMAGERY
CONTINUES TO SHOW AN ASH CLOUD OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.  AT 1602
UTC THE CLOUD WAS LOCATED WITHIN 53KM (29NMI) EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
ALONG 16N FROM 62W TO 66W.  THE HEIGHT OF THIS ASH CLOUD WAS
ESTIMATED AT FL120. 
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE WEST AT 15 TO 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 SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/2300 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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