FVXX20 KWBC 280230
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0230 UTC 28 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-187    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  

ERUPTION DETAILS:  ERUPTION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 28/0220 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED THAT
THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO ERUPTED AROUND 0220 UTC.  THE HEIGHT OF
THE ERUPTING COLUMN WAS ESTIMATED AT FL150.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL150 AND BELOW WOULD MOVE GENERALLY WEST AT 15 TO
20 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 AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS SATELLITE DATA BECOMES
AVAILABLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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