FVXX20 KWBC 272300 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED 2300 UTC 27 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-184 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/2215 UTC. HOWEVER A LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME MOVING TO THE WEST WAS DETECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL070. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/0500 UTC. . REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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