FVXX23 KWBC 082033
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2033 UTC 08 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS   99-253   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 VOLCNO OBSERVATORY...GOES-8
VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 08/2030 UTC AND WAS REPORTING
TO STILL BE CONTINUING.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
REPORTED THAT AN ERUPTION IS OCCURRING AT THE SOUFRIERE HILLS.
SATELLITE IMAGERY WILL BE ABLE TO SHORTLY CONFIRM THE NATURE OF THE
ASH PLUME. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ASH HAD REACHED FL100 SO FAR AND
WAS STILL RISING.

TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL100 IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE
WEST-NORTHWEST.
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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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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED WHEN MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILS
BECOME AVAILABLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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ORRISON
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