FVXX21 KWBC 031530
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002OCT03/1530Z  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: 2002/147
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM
GUADELOUPE. SAN JUAN WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE. METAR REPORTS.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 03/1515Z.
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 N1910W06737 N1842W06611 N1748W06549
N1737W06604 N1755W06632 N1739W06707 N1807W06735 N1826W06713
N1910W06737 MOVING NW 10-15 KNOTS. SFC/FL080 10 NM WIDE LINE OF
ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN N1643W06211 N1709W06315 MOVING NW 10-15
KNOTS. 
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: SINCE DAYBREAK THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF ASH FALL
ON PUERTO RICO. VISIBLE IMAGERY CONFIRMS A THICK PATCH OF ASH
COVERING MOST OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO.  ALSO...ACTIVITY AT
THE SUMMIT CONTINUES THIS MORNING SENDING AN ASH PLUME TO THE NW
ALONG A SIMILAR PATH OF THE PREVIOUS ASH CLOUD...GALLINA/KIBLER   
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002OCT03/2130Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"