FVXX21 KWBC 241515
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002FEB24/1515Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/045
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH AND STEAM VENTING.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 24/1445Z.
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 1645N6209W-1658N6236W-1700N6306W-
1647N6309W-1647N6231W-1642N6210W-1645N6209W MOVING WEST 10-15
KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: HOTSPOT ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED OVERNIGHT WITH SOME
VENTING OF ASH SEEN IN VISIBLE IMAGERY.  OVER THE PAST HOUR THIS
ASH HAS BECOME VISIBLE IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  THIS PLUME IS
MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST WITH HIGHER AND THICKER ASH NEAR THE
ISLAND. 
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002FEB24/2130Z. 
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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