FVXX22 KWBC 020840 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0840 UTC 02 NOVEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SOUFRIERE HILLS 99-245 WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W . BACKGROUND: SOUFRIERE HILLS MONTSERRAT (1600-05) SUMMIT HEIGHT 3000 FT (915M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY...00 UTC GUADELOUPE SOUNDING . ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 02/0815 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS AN ASH PRODUCING ERUPTION. THEY ESTIMATE ASH HEIGHT TO BE ABOUT FL100. SATELLITE IMAGERY WHICH MIGHT SHOW THE ASH CLOUD IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. . TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 WILL MOVE AT LESS THAN 20 KNOTS. THE GUADELOUPE SOUNDING SUGGESTS THAT CLOSE TO FL100 THE ASH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE EAST. . 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 AS SOON AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN