FVXX23 KWBC 030133 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0133 UTC 03 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-003 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3,000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 0000 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING DATA . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS... . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE FINAL VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY CONTINUED TO SHOW A FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME MOVING WEST FROM THE SUMMIT. AT 02/2145 UTC THE PLUME EXTENDED WEST FOR 55 KM (30 NMI) BEFORE BECOMING TOO DIFFUSE TO TRACK. THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL060. SUCH LOW LEVEL PLUMES ARE USUALLY NOT DISCERNIBLE IN EITHER INFRARED OR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...AS WAS THE CASE THROUGH 03/0045 UTC. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATED EARLY YESTERDAY THAT THERES BEEN AN INCREASE IN ROCK FALLS AND DOME GROWTH. AS A RESULT CONTINUOUS VENTING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LARGER ASH EVENTS. . TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10-15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS. . NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0730. . 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/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . TURK . NNNN