FVXX22 KWBC 270200 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0200 UTC 27 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-242 WEST INDIES 16.72N 62.18W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY...GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND 27/0000 UTC GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 26/1045 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH FROM THIS MORNINGS ERUPTION IS NO LONGER VISIBLE IN CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/0115 UTC. VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 26/2115 UTC INDICATED THAT THE ASH WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE IN A WESTWARD DIRECTION AND THINNING. . TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL150 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 10-15 KTS. . REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html (all lower case except /VAAC/) . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 27/0800 UTC. . . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN