FVXX22 KWBC 080700 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0700 UTC 08 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-068 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. 08/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND GAS VENTING. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: INFRARED IMAGERY THROUGH 0345 UTC DOES NOT CLEARLY SHOW ANY ASH. THIS INCLUDES THE LOW LEVEL ASH REPORTED EARLIER. HOWEVER LOW LEVEL ASH IS DIFFICULT TO DISCERN USING INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GOES-8 IS IN ECLIPSE WITH NO NEW IMAGERY AVAILABLE UNTIL THE 0645 UTC IMAGE. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL060 WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1300 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. . NNNN