FVXX22 KWBC 270200
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0200 UTC 27 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-242    WEST INDIES 16.72N 62.18W  
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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...GOES-8
VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND 27/0000 UTC
GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 26/1045 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH FROM THIS MORNINGS ERUPTION IS NO LONGER
VISIBLE IN CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/0115 UTC.  VISIBLE
IMAGERY THROUGH 26/2115 UTC INDICATED THAT THE ASH WAS CONTINUING TO
MOVE IN A WESTWARD DIRECTION AND THINNING. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL150 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 10-15
KTS.
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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  
http://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 BE ISSUED AROUND 27/0800 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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