FVXX20 KWBC 041400
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1400 UTC 04 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-167 WEST INDIES 16.72N 62.18W
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BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 0000 UTC AND 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LATEST ERUPTION AT APPROXIMATELY 04/0100 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH NO LONGER VISIBLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY
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TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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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 LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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