FVXX21 KWBC 162320 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2320 UTC 16 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-223 WEST INDIES 16.72N 62.18W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: MVO REPORTED AN ERUPTION AT 1715 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH: THE ERUPTION CLOUD WAS NEVER DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH THE OCCASIONAL BRAKES IN THE CLOUD COVER AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS RECEIVED OF ANY OBSERVED ASH. . TRAJECTORY: N/A . 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 www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html (all lower case except /VAAC/) . OUTLOOK: N/A. . THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN