FVXX20 KWBC 032030
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2030 UTC 03 APR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-087    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: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GOES-8
VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE
SOUNDING. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 03/1549 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1945 UTC HAS SHOWN
THE ASH CLOUD FROM THE 1549 UTC ERUPTION HAS NOW BECOME TO FAINT TO
BE DETECTED AROUND 141 KM (76 NMI) EAST NORTHEAST OF THE SUMMIT NEAR
POINT 17.15N 60.93W. THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER REPORTS OF ACTIVITY
FROM THE OBSERVATORY.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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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 ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE 04/0230 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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