FVXX20 KWBC 271227
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003FEB27/1230Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/217
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/1145Z.
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 N1643W06211 N1652W06224 N1656W06246
N1652W06320 N1637W06324 N1640W06307 N1650W06245 N1647W06227
N1643W06211 MOVING W 10-15 KNOTS
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 27/1145Z INDICATES A WELL DEFINED
PLUME EXTENDING 75 NM FROM THE SUMMIT. THE GUADALUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING INDICATES THAT FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS AROUND 8000 FEET SEEM
TO SHOW A SLIGHT SHIFT TOWARDS THE NW. THIS CAN BE SEEN IN THE
27/1145Z IMAGERY AS ASH IS MOVING WNW. A BRIGHT HOTSPOT CAN BE
SEEN IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY...KIBLER
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB27/1830Z.
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