FVXX21 KWBC 041310
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002OCT04/1330Z  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: 2002/151
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. SAN JUAN NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE. UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS. SAN JUAN PIREP.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 04/1302Z.
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 N1820W06643 N1809W06711 N1700W06605
N1716W06543 MOVING W 10-15 KNOTS. SFC/080 5 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH
EXTENDING BETWEEN N1643W06211 N1653W06407 MOVING W 10-15 KNOTS. 
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: THE ASH FROM YESTERDAYS EMISSION HAS DRIFTED TOWARD THE
WEST AND IS NOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO
NEAREST TO THE CITY OF PONCE AS WELL AS SOUTH OF THE ISLAND. 
ELSEWHERE...A THIN PLUME OF ASH EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT TO SSW OF
ST.CROIX. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A PILOT FLYING NEAR FL090 STATING
THE ASH WAS BELOW HIS LEVEL. MOVEMENT OF BOTH AREAS ARE JUST
NORTH OF DUE WEST AT 15 KNOTS...GALLINA  
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002OCT04/1930Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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