FVXX20 KWBC 262000     
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2000 UTC 26 MAY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-142    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 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. 1200 UTC
GUADELOUPE SOUNDING...MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 26/1300 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE ERUPTION OBSERVED EARLIER AT SOUFRIERE
HILLS IS NO LONGER DETECTABLE IN VISIBLE OR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
THE ASH MOVED WESTWARD AND DISSIPATED. THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
BELOW FL100.        
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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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/messages.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS ERUPTION.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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