FVXX22 KWBC 271300 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1300 UTC 27 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-096 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. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/1215 UTC SHOWS A FAINT ASH PLUME BELOW FL040. THE PLUME EXTENDS 84 KM (45 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST. THE PLUME IS ABOUT 7 KM (4 NMI) WIDE. . TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS. . THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1900 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