FVXX20 KWBC 280725
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0725 UTC 28 JUNE 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-159    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
INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  0000 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT APPROXIMATELY 28/0630 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY IS
REPORTING AN ERUPTION OF SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO TO FL070. 
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0645 UTC SHOWS SCATTERED LOW LEVEL CLOUDS
AROUND THE VOLCANO WITH NO DISTINCT ASH PLUME DISCERNABLE IN
IMAGERY.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL070 WOULD MOVE WEST AT 20 TO 25 KTS.
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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 WILL BE ISSUED BY 1330 UTC.    
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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