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SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-249 WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W

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

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY...GOES-8
VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...0000 UTC U.S. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AVIATION WEATHER MODEL WIND DATA

ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW ERUPTION BEGAN AT ABOUT 02/2155 UTC.

DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
INDICATED ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO. THE NEW
ASH IS REACHING FL120. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2202 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE ANY ASH FROM THE CURRENT ERUPTION AND IT NO LONGER SHOWS
ASH THAT WAS EVIDENT FROM THE EARLIER ERUPTION.