FVXX20 KWBC 280305
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0305 UTC 28 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-188    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...INFRARED
SATELLITE IMAGERY...0000 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR DATA

ERUPTION DETAILS:  ERUPTION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 28/0220 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH WAS LIMITED TO A 10 KM (5 NMI) RADIUS AROUND 
16.7N62.2W AT 0240 UTC.  THE HEIGHT OF THE ERUPTING COLUMN WAS
ESTIMATED AT FL150.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATED THAT
THIS WAS A SINGLE EXPLOSIVE EVENT AND THAT ASH WAS NO LONGER BEING
EMITTED FROM THE VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 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
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 28/0900 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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