FVXX21 KWBC 150530 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2001OCT15/0530Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . . VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: 1643N 6211W AREA: CARIBBEAN . SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/253 . INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 0345Z. 00Z GUADELOUPE SOUNDING THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH FROM ROCKFALLS STARTING AT 14/2300Z. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY EARLIER REPORTED ASH WAS FALLING FROM THE VOLCANO. EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO MAKES OBSERVATIONS OF ANY ASH DIFFICULT. ASH WAS ESTIMATED AT FL060. TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH TO FL060 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KT. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE SENT AT 15/1130Z . INTERNET URLS... MESSAGE LISTSERV WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/SUBSCRIBE.HTML MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML (ALL LOWERCASE EXCEPT /VAAC/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN