FVXX21 KWBC 161730 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT - COR FOR NEXT ISSUANCE ISSUED 1730 UTC 16 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-222 WEST INDIES 16.72N 62.18W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: MVO REPORTS AN ERUPTION AT 1715 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH: MVO REPORTS A SMALL ERUPTION OF SOUFREIERE HILLS TO FL100. THE ASH IS REPORTED TO BE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. ASH CAN NOT BE SEEN IN CURRENT GOES IMAGERY DUE TO HIGH CLOUDS AND DEVELOPING CUMULUS CLOUDS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. . TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH UP TO FL100 WOULD MOVE WEST AT 10 KNOTS. . HUGHES/ORRISON . 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 www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html (all lower case except /VAAC/) . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT MEAASGE FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/2300 UTC UNLESS NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN