FVXX20 KWBC 012030
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2030 UTC 01 JAN 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-003    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY..GOES-8
VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 01/1200 UTC
GUADELOUPE SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LATEST ASH VENTING AT 01/0830 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE IMAGERY THRU 01/2015 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE ANY VOLCANIC ASH FROM THE EARLIER VENTING. THE LAST PILOT
REPORT THAT ENCOUNTERED ASH WAS AROUND 01/1100 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 30 TO
40 KTS.
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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/messages.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS ERUPTION.      
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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