FVXX22 KWBC 151200 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1200 UTC 15 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-086 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. 12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM 15/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF STEAM AND ASH . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 15/1115 UTC SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO MAKING ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT. ASH WAS LAST SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 14/2002 UTC WITH AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT BEING AT OR BELOW FL050. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL050 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/1800 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. . CLARK . NNNN