FVXX20 KNES 121056
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20061112/1055Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/740

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 12/1032Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 14NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1642 W06210 - N1629 W06311. ASH IS MOVING W 10
KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 12/1630Z NOT AVBL.

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 12/2230Z NOT AVBL.

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 13/0430Z NOT AVBL.

REMARKS: THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGES SHOWED AN ASH
PLUME EXTENDING 60 NMI TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST OF
THE SUMMIT AT 1032Z.  ADDITIONAL SUNLIGHT WILL
LIKELY REVEAL THAT THE PLUME EXTENDS FURTHER WEST
THAN THIS.  MODEL FORECAST WINDS DO NOT AGREE
WELL WITH THE OBSERVED DIRECTION OF MOTION AND
THEREFORE NO FORECAST IS PROVIDED WITH THIS
ADVISORY. ...TURK

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20061112/1700Z

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