SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-264 WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W

BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT. 1200
UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING. GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY

ERUPTION DETAILS: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED AN
ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO AT 1535 UTC TO FL100.

DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: DENSE CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE LENNY PREVENT ANY DETECTION OF ASH FROM THE EARLIER ERUPTION.

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TUNGURAHUA 99-132 ECUADOR 1.47S 78.44W

BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. UPPER-AIR DATA AND REPORTS FROM THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO.

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS

DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1715 UTC SHOWED A FAINT
PLUME OF ASH EXTNDING 40KM (22NMI) WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME
ESTIMATED BELOW FL250 IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-094 ECUADOR 0.17S 78.60W

BACKGROUND: GUAGUA PICHINCHA ECUADOR (1502-02)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 15695 FT (4784 M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GEOLOGICAL PERSONNEL IN QUITO...GOES-8
VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. UPPER AIR WIND REPORTS FROM THE
INSTITUTO GEOFISICO IN QUITO.

ERUPTION DETAILS: THE INSTITUTO GEOFISICO REPORTED A MAJOR ERUPTION
AROUND 1912 UTC.

DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1945 UTC
SHOWS A DETACHED AREA OF ASH 15KM (8NMI) WIDE EXTENDING FROM 0.3S
78.7W TO 0.4S 79.0W. THE ASH ESTIMATED TO FL350 IS MOVING TOWARD THE
SOUTHWEST AT 35 KNOTS.