FVXX23 KWBC 031930 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1930 UTC 03 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-006 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. 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING DATA. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 1845 UTC SHOWS A LINE OF LOW LEVEL METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS WEST OF MONTSERRAT. WE ARE UNABLE TO DISCERN ANY ASH AMONG THESE CLOUDS OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE ISLAND. . TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH AT OR BELOW FL060 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS. . THIS IS THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. . 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. . BROWN/CLARK . NNNN