FVXX20 KWBC 041331
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2004MAR04/1330Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2004/006
INFORMATION SOURCE: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GFS
MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
ERUPTION DETAILS: MAJOR ERUPTION AT 03/1850Z.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 04/1245Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 60 NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN N1606W06322
- N1355W06816. ASH IS MOVING SW 25-35 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL
REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED...AND THE MONTSERRAT
VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS CONFIRMED...THAT ASH VENTING AT THE
SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO HAS STOPPED. HOWEVER A REMNANT ASH
CLOUD WAS DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1245Z EXTENDING
APPROXIMATELY 312 NM LONG BY 60 NM WIDE AT ITS MAXIMUM.
THIS CLOUD WAS CENTERED ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND
THE COASTLINE OF SOUTH AMERICA. TURK
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/1930Z.
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