FVXX22 KWBC 040730
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0730 UTC 04 AUG 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-198    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. GOES-8
INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY.  04/00 UTC SOUNDING
FROM GUADELOUPE 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: APPROXIMATELY 03/2345 UTC TO FL150.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH HAS NOT BEEN VISIBLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
FOR THE SEVERAL HOURS.
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TRAJECTORY: AT THE TIME OF THE ERUPTION ASH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AT 12 TO 18 KNOTS.  THE 04/00 UTC SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE
WOULD INDICATE A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT 10 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 SIGMETS.
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THIS IS THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT.                   
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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