FVXX21 KWBC 091700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002JAN09/1700Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/012
     
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE/INFRARED/MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 09/1200Z UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM GUADELOUPE.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE LOOP INDICATES THAT THE LOW
LEVEL WINDS HAVE BACKED AND ARE CURRENTLY FROM THE EAST RESULTING
IN ASH BEING SPREAD IN A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION. THE WESTERN
EDGE OF VISIBLE ASH CAN BE SEEN JUST CROSSING 63W...OR CROSSING
INTO THE U.S. AVIATION WEATHER CENTER FIR. AT 1645Z THE ASH IS
BOUND BY 1643N6211W 1648N6245W 1632N6305W. TOPS TO FL080. MOV W
AT 12 KNOTS. NC.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS AND SATELLITE LOOPS INDICATE ASH
TO BE MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002JAN09/2300Z
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HUGHES
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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