FVXX22 KWBC 151430 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1430 UTC 15 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-087 WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF STEAM AND ASH . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MVO REPORTED THAT ACTIVITY AT THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO HAS DECREASED OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 15/1345 INDICATES HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO WITH NO ASH DETECTED. . TRAJECTORY: N/A . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. . 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. . CLARK . NNNN