FVXX20 KWBC 261100
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1100 UTC 25 JUNE 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-156    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...INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 25/1030 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: MVO REPORTED A SMALL ASH CLOUD TO APPROX FL100
MOVING WEST OFF OF THE ISLAND. GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 1045 UTC
SHOWS A SMALL ASH CLOUD BOUNDED BY POINTS 16.80N 62.27W...16.75N
62.33W...16.69N 62.27W...16.72N 62.21W. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE
AT FL100 BASED ON THE REPORT FROM MVO.
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TRAJECTORY: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS THE CLOUD TO BE MOVING WEST
AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH 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/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/1700 UNLESS NEW
INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.    
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"