FVXX21 KWBC 211800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002SEP21/1800Z  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: 2002/125
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM
GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS THIN ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS SINCE
21/1015Z
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 21/1715Z.
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL050 N1643W06210 N1700W06939 N1659W06245
N1633W06242 MOVING W 5-10 KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A VERY THIN AREA OF ASH
AND STEAM SPREADING OUT TO THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO.  THE PLUME IS
ESTIMATED AT FL050.  THE THICKER ASH AND STEAM PLUME OBSERVED
EARLIER AT FL100 HAS DISSIPATED. A HOT SPOT CONTINUES IN
SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. KARST
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NEXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES. 
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"