FVXX21 KWBC 211200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002SEP21/1145Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON 
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M).
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/124
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM
GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS SINCE 21/1015Z
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 21/1102Z.
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 N1641W06209 N1644W06204 N1642W06159
N1643W06158 N1646W06253 MOVING E 5-10 KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A THICK PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM
EXTENDING TO THE EAST OF THE VOLCANO.  THE ASH AND STEAM IS
ESTIMATED AT FL100.  AN AREA OF THINNER ASH AND STEAM SURROUNDS
THIS THICK AREA BY ABOUT 20 NM. A HOT SPOT WAS DETECTED IN
SHORTWAVE IMAGERY FOR THE PAST 10 HOURS. KARST/GALLINA
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002SEP21/1800Z. 
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"