FVXX22 KWBC 300755
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0755 UTC 30 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-194    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT 91600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES 8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: APPROXIMATELY 0715 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD:  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS AN
ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO.  ASH HAS BEEN REPORTED TO
AT LEAST FL100 WHERE THE ASH IS LOST IN METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS. 
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0732 UTC SHOWS AN AREA OF CONVECTION
DIRECTLY OVER THE ISLAND.  THERE IS NO ASH VISIBLE IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY:  WEST NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10-20 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 SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 30/1400 UTC OR EARLIER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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