FVXX20 KWBC 080900
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0900 UTC 08 APR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-096    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 SATELLITE
IMAGERY.  0000 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 08/0204 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: HIGH LEVEL METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO HAVE PREVENTED THE DETECTION OF ASH IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0815 UTC. 
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TRAJECTORY:  UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT ASH AT FL050 WOULD
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KTS.  FL100 WINDS WOULD PUSH THE ASH MORE
TO THE WEST AT ABOUT 8KTS.
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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: N/A.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 08/1500 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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