FVXX20 KWBC 060000     
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0000 UTC  06 JUNE 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-146    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
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY.  05/12OO UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 2145 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
PROVIDED A MORE ACCURATE ERUPTION TIME OF 2145 UTC.  SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 2310 UTC SHOWS AN AREA OF ASH MOVING TO THE WEST AND
NORTH WEST OF THE ISLAND.  THIS PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE TO AT LEAST
FL120 AND NOW EXTENDS 50 KM WEST NORTHWEST OF THE ISLAND.  THE PLUME
MAY BE DESCRIBED AS BEING WITH AN AREA ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY 16.68N
62.15W 16.98N 62.41W 16.98N 62.61W AND 16.64N 62.65W.

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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL100 WOULD MOVE WEST AT UP TO 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 06/0600 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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