FVXX20 KWBC 080230 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2000DEC08/0230Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: 1643N 6211W AREA: CARIBBEAN . SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2000/321 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 08/0000Z GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH PLUME . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/0202Z DOES NOT CURRENTLY INDICATE A DISTINCT ASH PLUME. OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS SEVERAL STRONG HOT SPOTS WERE NOTED IN IMAGERY. MOST NOTABLY THESE OCCURRED AROUND 07/2330Z AND 08/0200Z. . TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/0830 UTC. REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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