FVXX20 KWBC 030403
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003MAR03/0400Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS   1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/232
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
  
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 02/0315Z.

OBS ASH CLOUD:  SFC/FL100 N1638W06212 N1702W06347 N1732W06320
N1702W06220 N1648W06207 NW 15-20 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
 
REMARKS: THE DETECTABLE PLUME IN MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY IS AROUND
95 NM LONG EXTENDING NORTHWEST (295 DEGREES) FROM THE SUMMIT AND
FANS OUT AND THINS WITH DISTANCE. A CONTINUOUS HOT SPOT IS ALSO
DETECTED. 

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR03/1000Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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