FVXX23 WBC 272215 . CORRECTED FOR CORRECT MESSAGE NUMBER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2215 UTC 27 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-235 WEST INDIES 16.2N 62.7W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY..GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED..MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND GUADELOUPE 27/1200 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 27/2100 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MVO REPORTS THE VOLCANO ERUPTED AT 27/2100 UTC WITH ASH TO FL090. THEY DID POINT OUT HOWEVER THE EVENT WAS STILL ON GOING SO THE ASH COULD POSSIBLY REACH A HIGHER ALTITUDE. THE 21/2115 UTC GOES-8 IMAGE SHOWS POSSIBLE SMALL ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE WEST AWAY FROM THE ISLAND. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT THE REPORTED HEIGHT OR EVEN UP TO FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 20 KTS. . 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 http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html (all lower case except /VAAC/) . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/0400 UTC. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. WALTER/SAB/NOAA/NESDIS . NNNN