FVXX20 KWBC 021000 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1000 UTC 02 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-035 WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS THAT SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO ERUPTED ON MARCH 1 AT 2125 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL GOES 8 IMAGERY THRU 0945 UTC INDICATES THAT ASH FROM THE EARLIER ERUPTION HAS DISSIPATED. ASH CAN NO LONGER BE DISCERNIBLE IN IMAGERY. . . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH REMAINING UP TO FL120 WOULD DRIFT TO THE WEST AT LESS THAN 10KTS. . 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 (all lower case except /VAAC/) . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THIS IS THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN