FVXX22 KWBC 221300 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT - COR TO ASH HEIGHT ISSUED 1300 UTC 22 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-043 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 22/1200 UTC SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE. . ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW ERUPTION BEGINNING AROUND 22/1115 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215 UTC SHOWS A NEW ERUPTION OF SOUFRIERE HILLS. THE ASH CLOUD IS EXTENDING 29 KM (16 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (4 NMI) WIDE TO THE SOUTHEAST TO POINT 1629N 6203W. THE ASH THEN TURNS TO THE NORTHEAST EXTENDING 24 KM (13 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (4 NMI) WIDE TO POINT 1636N 6156W. THE LAST LEG OF THE ASH EXTENDS SOUTHEAST 29 KM (16 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (4 NMI) WIDE TO POINT 1628N 6141W. THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT IS AT OR BELOW FL100 BASED ON THE 1200 UTC SOUNDING OUT OF GUADELOUPE. . TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH ATOR BELOW FL100 TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 22/1900 UTC. . 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 http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html (all lower case except /VAAC/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . HUGHES/KARST . NNNN