FVXX22 KWBC 232230
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2230 UTC 23 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-233    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
INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...UPPER-AIR OBSERVATIONS FROM
GUADELOUPE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 23/2100 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
REPORTED AN ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO. THE LATEST
SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 2145 UTC SHOWS A NARROW ASH PLUME EXTENDING
22KM (12NMI) NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE VOLCANO. ASH IS ESTIMATED TO
FL180. 
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TRAJECTORY: NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 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  
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 BY 24/0400 UTC.
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BROWN/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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