FVXX22 KWBC 301300 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1300 UTC 30 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-060 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. NOAA-14 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: SOUFRIERE HILLS RETURNING TO NORMAL LEVELS AFTER EMISSION AT 29/1500 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MVO REPORTED THAT THE VOLCANO HAS BEEN QUIET FOR THE PAST FIVE (5) HOURS WITH PULSES OF ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH DOME GROWTH. THIS ACTIVITY IS CONSIDERED NORMAL FOR SOUFRIERE HILLS WHICH STILL REMAINS IN AN ACTIVE STATE. GOES-8 AND NOAA-14 IMAGERY DOES NOT SHOW ANY DISCERNABLE ASH. THERE ARE SOME STRATO-CUMULUS CLOUDS THAT HAVE MOVED OVER THE ISLAND MAKING ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT. . TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH UP TO FL100 TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS. . THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE ISSUED 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. . HUGHES . NNNN