FVXX20 KWBC 0090200 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2000DEC09/0200Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: 1643N 6211W AREA: CARIBBEAN . SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2000/325 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 09/0000Z GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 09/0132Z SHOWS NO INDICATION OF A CURRENT ASH PLUME. HOT SPOT ACTIVITY HAS SLOWED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS WITH THE MOST RECENT DISTINCT HOT SPOT BEING VISIBLE IN THE 08/2245Z IMAGERY. LOW LEVEL PLUMES ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN INFRARED IMAGERY. ANY ASH PRESENT IS ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL070. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL100 WOULD MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0800 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. . NNNN