FVXX20 KWBC 260520
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0520 UTC 26 AUG 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-201    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:  GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 26/0415 UTC.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: APPROXIMATELY 25/2150 UTC TO FL130.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE ASH PLUME FROM 2330 UTC COULD NOT BE
DISCERNED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AFTER 0045 UTC.  SCATTERED LOW LEVEL
METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS ARE VISIBLE AROUND THE ISLAND.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE WEST AT 5-10 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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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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