FVXX22 KWBC 202100
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2100 UTC 20 SEPT 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-219    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.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: APPROXIMATELY 20/2045 UTC TO FL120.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MVO REPORTS AN ERUPTION OF SOUFRIERE HILLS
TO FL120.  SATELLITE IMAGERY IS NOT AVAILABLE YET FOR THIS ERUPTION.
WE WILL SEND ANOTHER MESSAGE AS SOON AS THE ASH IS DETECTED IN
IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL120 WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 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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NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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