FVXX22 KWBC 090600 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0600 UTC 09 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-072 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. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND GAS VENTING. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: LOW LEVEL CLOUDS CONTINUE TO OBSCURE ANY LOW LEVEL ASH. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0345 UTC DOES NOT INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF ANY ASH. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL060 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/1200 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