FVXX20 KWBC 230020 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED 0020 UTC 23 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-304 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL UPPER AIR WIND FORECAST. . ERUPTION DETAILS: FAINT ASH PLUME IN VISIBLE IMAGERY. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: BROKEN CLOUD COVER PRECLUDED THE DETECTION OF ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 22/2345 UTC. A PROMINENT HOT SPOT WAS NOTED OVER THE SUMMIT HOWEVER SUGGESTING THAT THE VOLCANO REMAINS ACTIVE. ASH HAD BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL070 DURING THE DAY. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL070 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0630 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. . TURK . NNNN