FVXX20 KWBC 262000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002DEC26/2000Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/263
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 26/1915Z.
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 12 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1706W06300. ASH IS MOVING NW 10-15 KNOTS. SFC/FL100
N1653W06320 N1654W06312 N1639W06312 MOVING WEST AT 10 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: ANOTHER PUFF OF ASH HAS EMANATED FROM THE VOLCANO WITHIN
THE LAST 3 HOURS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH IS MOVING A BIT NORTH
OF DUE WEST BUT A WIND SHIFT SINCE THE EMANATION HAS SENT THE BULK
OF THE ASH MOVING NW AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. THERE IS A VERY DIFFUSE
AREA OF ASH BETWEEN THE TWO AREAS. SEE GRAPHIC AT
WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/MESSAGES.HTML. VAAC MUST BE CAPITALIZED.
...GALLINA.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002DEC27/0200Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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