FVXX20 KWBC 131545
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1545 UTC 13 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-176    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 (MVO)... GOES-8
VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY... 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE
SOUNDING.

ERUPTION DETAILS:  ERUPTION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 13/1530 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER IS PRESENT OVER THE
AREA... AND ASH IS NOT DISCERNABLE AT THIS TIME.  MVO REPORTS ASH UP
TO FL100. 
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TRAJECTORY: 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING INDICATES ASH WILL MOVE WEST
BETWEEN 20-30 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  
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED EITHER AS MORE INFORMATION COMES
AVAILABLE OR BY 13/2300 UTC.         
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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