FVXX20 KWBC 260520 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0520 UTC 26 AUG 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-201 WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 26/0415 UTC. . ERUPTION DETAILS: APPROXIMATELY 25/2150 UTC TO FL130. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE ASH PLUME FROM 2330 UTC COULD NOT BE DISCERNED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AFTER 0045 UTC. SCATTERED LOW LEVEL METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS ARE VISIBLE AROUND THE ISLAND. . TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE WEST AT 5-10 KTS. . 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/) . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN
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