FVXX20 KWBC 020400 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0400 UTC 02 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-034 WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS THAT SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO ERUPTED ON MARCH 1 AT 2125 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL GOES 8 IMAGERY THRU 0315 UTC INDICATED POSSIBLE ASH REMAINING FROM THE EARLIER ERUPTION EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE VOLCANO. THE ASH EXTENDS AS FAR EAST AS 16.7N 61.7W WHICH IS 5O KM (30 NM) FROM THE VOLCANO. THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THIS ASH IS AT FL120. . TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL120 IS DRIFTING WEST AT LESS THAN 10 KTS. . THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html (all lower case except /VAAC/) . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1000. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN