FVXX20 KWBC 161745 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2002DEC16/1800Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/224 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO CAMERA. ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS BEGINNING AROUND 15/1545Z OBS ASH DATE/TIME: NIL OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS INDICATED THAT THE ACTIVITY HAS QUIETED DOWN QUITE A BIT SINCE YESTERDAY AND EVENTS ARE VERY WEAK THAT KICK UP LITTLE ASH. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 16/1715Z SHOWS VERY FAINT INDICATIONS OF DIFFUSE STEAM WITH POSSIBLE MIXED ASH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLAND BUT DOES NOT EXTEND MUCH NORTH OR WEST OF THE COASTLINE. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE LIGHT AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS MOVING NW...GALLINA NEXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES. NNNN