FVXX21 KWBC 280855
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002SEP28/0900Z  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: 2002/129
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. AVN MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/2030Z.
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OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
SFC/FL100 MOVING NW 8-12 KTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 28/0815Z SHOWS SCATTERED HIGH
CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO.  HOT SPOT ACTIVITY HAS
INCREASED SINCE THE END OF THE GOES 8 ECLIPSE.  IMAGERY AT 645Z
AND 715Z HINT OF A POSSIBLE THIN PLUME MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST
FROM THE SUMMIT BEFORE BECOMING EMBEDDED IN CLOUDS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002SEP28/1500Z. 
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