FVXX20 KNES 200848
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20061020/0847Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1642 W06210   AREA: W_INDIES

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/664

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 20/0815Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 11NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1710 W06146 - N1644 W06211. ASH IS MOVING NE
5-10 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 20/1430Z SFC/FL100 11NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1714 W06153 - N1643 W06210. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 20/2030Z SFC/FL100 11NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1713 W06150 - N1643 W06210. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 21/0230Z SFC/FL100 11NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1713 W06208 - N1643 W06210. 

REMARKS: A PROMINENT HOT SPOT HAS BEEN APPARENT
AT THE SUMMIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THERE WAS A
SUGGESTION IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OF A POSSIBLE ASH
PLUME EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 20 NMI TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE SUMMIT AT 0815Z. ...TURK

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20061020/1445Z

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