FVXX20 KWBC 281830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB28/1830Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/136

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.   WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING A LOW LEVEL ASH
PLUME.    
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1815Z SHOWS A LOW
LEVEL PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM THE VOLCANO.
THE ASH IS ESTIMATED BELOW FL100. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME
IS AT 1555N 6258W WHICH IS 123 KM (66 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT. THE
PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 20 KM (11 NMI) WIDE.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 IS MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 10
TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/0030Z. 
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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