FVXX23 KWBC 011800 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1800 UTC 01 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-028 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 01/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/1745 UTC SHOWS A POSSIBLE FAINT ASH PLUME EXTENDING SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE ISLAND. BASED ON THIS MORNINGS UPPER AIR SOUNDING THE HEIGHT OF THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL050. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL050 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 5-10 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/0000 UTC. . 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/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . WALTER . NNNN