FVXX22 KWBC 040020
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0020 UTC 04 AUG 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-196    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:  MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: APPROXIMATELY 03/2345 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED
THAT THE SOUFRIERRE HILLS VOLCANO ERUPTED AROUND 2345 UTC. THE
HEIGHT OF THE ASH COLUMN WAS ESTIMATED UP TO FL150.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE 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  
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 FOLLOW AS SOON AS SATELLITE DATA BECOMES
AVAILABLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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