FVXX23 KWBC 082033 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2033 UTC 08 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-253 WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCNO OBSERVATORY...GOES-8 VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY . ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 08/2030 UTC AND WAS REPORTING TO STILL BE CONTINUING. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS REPORTED THAT AN ERUPTION IS OCCURRING AT THE SOUFRIERE HILLS. SATELLITE IMAGERY WILL BE ABLE TO SHORTLY CONFIRM THE NATURE OF THE ASH PLUME. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ASH HAD REACHED FL100 SO FAR AND WAS STILL RISING. TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL100 IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST. . 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 WHEN MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . ORRISON . NNNN