FVXX22 KWBC 062300 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2300 UTC 06 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-080 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION BEGAN AROUND 06/2124 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS THE VOLCANO HAS BECOME QUITE ACTIVE STARTING AT 2124 UTC. THE MVO REPORTS STEADY ROCKFALLS AND PYROCLASTIC FLOWS PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ASH BUT ONLY AT LOW LEVELS. THE MVO REPORTS THE HEIGHT OF THE ASH TO BE AT FL090 MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 06/2215 UTC DOES NOT INDICATE ANY ASH PLUME AT THIS TIME. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL090 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/0500 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. . WALTER/ORRISON . NNNN