FVXX22 KWBC 300100 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0100 UTC 30 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-058 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GOES 8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND STEAM EMISSION BEGINNING 29/1500 UTC . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES 8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 30/0016 UTC NO LONGER SHOWS ANY ASH OR STEAM. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE LOW LEVEL ASH PLUMES IN INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 29/2115 UTC DID HAVE A THIN PLUME OF ASH TO THE WEST NORTHWEST OF THE ISLAND EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 90 NMI (165 KM) FROM THE SUMMIT. THIS AREA COULD BE DESCRIBED AS TRIANGULAR IN SHAPE BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND POINTS 1715N06337W AND 1633N06341W WITH SLIGHTLY THICKER ASH IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TRIANGLE. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AND STEAM UP TO FL060 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AT 30/0700 UTC. . 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. . . NNNN