FVXX22 KNES 161757
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2005OCT16/1757Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643 W06210   AREA: W_INDIES

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2005/180

INFORMATION SOURCE: MONTSERRAT OBSERVATORY. METAR.


ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 16/1700Z

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/1745Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL170 10NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1657 W06217 - N1643 W06210. ASH IS MOVING NW 5-10
KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 17/0000Z SFC/FL120 N1731
W06238 - N1641 W06210 - N1638 W06210 - N1645
W06234 - N1705 W06256 - N1731 W06238 FL120/FL170
N1805 W06211 - N1643 W06208 - N1642 W06213 - N1759
W06252 - N1805 W06211 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 17/0600Z FL120/FL170 N1925
W06152 - N1735 W06155 - N1734 W06240 - N1918
W06318 - N1925 W06152 SFC/FL120 N1841 W06317 -
N1643 W06209 - N1638 W06211 - N1725 W06429 - N1841
W06317 

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 17/1200Z SFC/FL120 N1918
W06334 - N1647 W06210 - N1637 W06211 - N1638
W06356 - N1755 W06507 - N1918 W06334 FL120/FL170
NO ASH EXP.

REMARKS: THE MVO REPORTED AN ASH ERUPTION TO FL170
MOVING NW AT 8KTS AT THE SAME TIME A METAR FROM
ST. KITTS REPORTED THE ERUPTION AS WELL.   VISIBLE
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE ERUPTIVE CLOUD MOVING
NW NEARING ST. KITTS AS OF 1745Z.  FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SHOWS THE PLUME MAY BEGIN TO FAN OUT
WITH LOWER LEVEL ASH BELOW FL120 MOVING WNW TO NW
WHILE ASH FROM FL120 TO FL170 MOVING MORE FROM NW
TO NNE.   ...GALLINA

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2005OCT17/0000Z

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