FVXX22 KWBC 011600 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1600 UTC 01 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-076 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 01/1000 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1545 UTC SHOWS NO VISIBLE ASH FROM THIS MORNINGS ERUPTION. SCATTERED CLOUDS ARE PRESENT MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE ISLAND. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY PLACED THE HEIGHT OF THE ASH PRODUCED BETWEEN FL060 AND FL080 MOVING NORTH. . TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/2200 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