FVXX21 KWBC 052130 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY . ISSUED: 2002JAN05/2130Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: 1643N 6211W AREA: CARIBBEAN . SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/005 INFORMATION SOURCE: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. NINE HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM 05/1200Z AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: SUSTAINED EVENT BEGINNING AROUND 2040Z. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY IS REPORTING A SUSTAINED EVENT WHICH BEGAN ABOUT 2040Z AND HAS CONTINUED FOR HALF AN HOUR. THEY ARE MONITORING ASH TO THE WEST OF THE ISLAND AND HAVE PLACED THE HEIGHT OF THE PLUME TO AT LEAST FL080 WHERE IT BECOMES INTERMIXED WITH CLOUDS. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2045Z IS INCONCLUSIVE. HOT SPOTS HAVE BEEN VISIBLE PERIODICALLY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. . TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL100 WILL MOVE WESTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002DEC06/0330Z. . . NNNN