FVXX21 KWBC 162320
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2320 UTC 16 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-223       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.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: MVO REPORTED AN ERUPTION AT 1715 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE ERUPTION CLOUD WAS NEVER DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH THE OCCASIONAL BRAKES IN THE CLOUD COVER AND THERE
HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS RECEIVED OF ANY OBSERVED ASH. 
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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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:  N/A.
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. 
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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