FVXX22 KWBC 141130 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1130 UTC 14 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-082    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 INFRARED VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF STEAM AND POSSIBLE
ASH
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: MORNING SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1115
UTC INDICATES A LOW LEVEL PLUME ESTIMATED BETWEEN FL030 AND
FL050 MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 5-10 KNOTS.
THE PLUME EXTENDS TO THE POINT 16.5N 63.0W AND IS
APPROXIMATELY 50 NMI LONG AND 10 NMI WIDE.

TRAJECTORY: WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 5-10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/1730 UTC.    
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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/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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