FVXX20 KWBC 111945
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1945 UTC 11 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-173    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT

ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 11/1920 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS AN
ERUPTION PRODUCING ASH THAT THEY ESTIMATE TO BE AT FL080 AND MOVING
WESTWARD.  SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING THE ERUPTION IS NOT YET
AVAILABLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELIEVED TO BE MOVING WEST.
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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 AS SOON AS SATELLITE IMAGERY IS
AVAILABLE.         
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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