FVXX20 KWBC 100857
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0900 UTC 10 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-172 WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W
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BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY
10/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 10/0230 UTC TO ABOUT
FL050.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH FROM THE ERUPTION IS VISIBLE AT THIS
TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: JUST SOUTH OF WEST AT 20KT.
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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.
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THIS IS THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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