FVXX22 KWBC 091200 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1200 UTC 09 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-073 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. 12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM 09/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND GAS VENTING. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE IMAGERY HINTED AT A VERY FAINT PLUME OF ASH AND/OR GASES THAT EXTENDED FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1642N6234W AT 1032 UTC. THIS SUSPECT AREA...ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL060...HAD DISSIPATED BY 1132 UTC. . TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH OR GASES UP TO FL060 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/1800 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