FVXX20 KNES 300055
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20061230/0055Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/779

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. NAM
WINDS. MONTSERRAT OBSERVATORY. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING EMISSIONS OF ASH AND GAS

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 30/0015Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM
SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL100 MOVING TO W 12-20
KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 30/0630Z NOT AVBL.

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 30/1230Z NOT AVBL.

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 30/1830Z NOT AVBL.

REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN NIGHT
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY DUE TO LOW CLOUD COVER. IN
VISIBLE IMAGERY FROM 29/2045Z ASH COULD BE SEEN
EXTENDING 100 NMI TO THE WNW. THE FLIGHT LEVEL
HAS BEEN RAISED TO FL100 BASED ON THE 29/18Z RUN
OF BOTH GFS AND NAM MODELS. ...SPAMPATA

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20061230/0700Z