FVXX21 KWBC 271230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002FEB27/1230Z   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: 2002/057
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY.00Z GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING .
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH AND STEAM VENTING. 
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/1145Z 
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL050 5 NMI WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
1643N6211W 1627N6208W. ASH IS MOVING S 10 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A NARROW PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING
TO THE SOUTH OF THE VOLCANO. A WELL DEFINED HOTSPOT CONTINUES IN
SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. KARST
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002FEB27/1830Z.                
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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