FVXX22 KWBC 242345 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2345 UTC 24 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-052 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY... 1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL FORECAST SOUNDING DATA. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL LOW-LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2245 UTC SUGGESTS THAT ANOTHER ASH EMISSION HAS TAKEN PLACE. MOVEMENT IS NOTED OFF TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE REACHED FL100. . AS OF 2245 UTC THE ASH EXTENDS 24 KM (13 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE POINT 1646N 6156W. THE ASH CLOUD IS 12 KM (7 NMI) WIDE. . TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15-25 KNOTS . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0600 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. . ORRISON . NNNN