FVXX22 KWBC 300700 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0700 UTC 30 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-059 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GOES 8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND STEAM EMISSION BEGINNING 29/1500 UTC . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES 8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 30/0645 UTC CONTINUES NOT TO SHOW ANY LOW LEVEL (FL060) ASH OR STEAM. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE LOW LEVEL ASH PLUMES IN INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS NOT REPORTED ANY HIGHER LEVEL (OVER FL100) ERUPTIONS. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AND STEAM UP TO FL060 WILL MOVE WESTERLY AROUND 15 TO 20KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AT 30/1300 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. . . NNNN