FVXX21 KWBC 211620
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2002MAR21/1620Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N06211W   AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/081
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. AVN MODEL WIND FORECAST.
PILOT REPORT.  UPPER AIR SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS TO NEAR FL070.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 21/1516Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 1643N06211W 1711N06309W 1691N06320W
1641N06285W 1666N06245W 1643N06211W MOVING W 10 KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: RECENT PILOT REPORT INDICATED VOLCANIC ASH BETWEEN FL130
TO FL150. YET MODEL WIND FORECASTS AND MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY INDICATE THE HEIGHT OF THE PLUME HAS NOT CHANGED OVER
THE PAST FEW DAYS. VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 21/1515Z CONTINUES TO
SHOW AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE WEST. THE THICKEST ASH IS
CONCENTRATED IN A PLUME EXTENDING TO THE NORTHWEST WHILE THE
THINNEST PLUME EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHWEST.
...RUMINSKI/GALLINA/KIBLER
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002MAR21/2230Z .
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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