FVXX22 KWBC 081800 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1800 UTC 08 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-070 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 08/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND GAS VENTING. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: BROKEN CLOUDS HAVE MOVED INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN OBSCURING THE SUMMIT AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS. NO ASH WAS DISCERNED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1715 UTC. AN ASH PLUME EARLIER TODAY WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL060. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST TO FL060 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0000 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. . TURK . NNNN