FVXX20 KWBC 231730 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1730 UTC 23 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-060 WEST INDIES 16.72N 62.18W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH VENTING EVENT AROUND 22/2230 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1702 UTC DID NOT INDICATE ANY ASH. IN ADDITION THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACTIVITY THIS MORNING. . TRAJECTORY: N/A . 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: N/A . THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT CONCERNING THIS EVENT. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN