FVXX20 KWBC 291300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002DEC29/1300Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/275
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO CAMERA
ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS AND FREQUENT PYROCLASTIC
FLOWS
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 29/1245Z.
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 N1643W06211 N1648W06217 N1649W06226
N1639W06239 N1638W06256 N1626W06259 N1629W06241 N1643W06211 MOVING W
15 KNOTS
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS SUBSTANTIALLY
INCREASED ACTIVITY AND PYROCLASTIC FLOWS ACCOMPANIED BY THICK BUT
NOT ESPECIALLY HIGH WESTWARD MOVING ASH.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002DEC29/1900Z
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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