FVXX20 KWBC 262000 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2000 UTC 26 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-070 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. 26/1200 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING . ERUPTION DETAILS: AN ERUPTION BEGINNING AROUND 26/0720 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH CAN NOT BE SEEN ON GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1915 UTC. THE LAST TIME ASH WAS DETECTED..1600 UTC..THE PLUME WAS JUST SOUTH OF THE ISLAND OF ST CROIX. THE PLUME WAS MOVING WEST AND DISSIPATING. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL100 SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . 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. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/0200 UTC. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN