FVXX23 KWBC 290500
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0500 UTC 29 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS   99-243   WEST INDIES  16.7N 62.2W 
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BACKGROUND:      SOUFRIERE HILLS   MONTSERRAT  (1600-05)
                 SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT  (915 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY..GOES-8
INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND GUADELOUPE 29/0000 UTC UPPER
AIR SOUNDING.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 28/1651 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 29/0415 UTC HAS NOT
SHOWN ANY ASH FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS.

TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH AT FL150 WOULD TO MOVE TO THE WEST AT
20-25 KT.
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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  
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT.         
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.

SCHWARTZ/SAB/NOAA/NESDIS
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