FVXX20 KNES 090614
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20070109/0613Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2007/039

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING EMISSION OF ASH

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 09/0545Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 25NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1701 W06347 - N1625 W06421. ASH IS MOVING W 5-10
KNOTS. SFC/FL150 N1808 W06237 - N1756 W06150 -
N1741 W06156 - N1710 W06251 - N1746 W06334 -
N1808 W06237 MOVING N 10-15 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 09/1200Z SFC/FL070 NO ASH
EXP.SFC/FL150 NO ASH EXP.

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 09/1800Z NOT AVBL.

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 10/0000Z NOT AVBL.

REMARKS: A VERY FAINT AREA OF ASH BELOW FL070
COULD JUST BE DETECTED ROUGHLY 105 NM WEST OF THE
ISLAND AND WAS DISIPATING RAPIDLY.  THE OTHER
AREA OF ASH BELOW FL150 WAS ALSO FAINT AND MOVING
NORTH WITH THE LEADING EDGE OVER ST. BARTS. BOTH
AREAS WILL BECOME TOO FAINT TO DETECTED IN
IMAGERY OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS.  DUE TO
CLOUDS OVER THE VOLCANO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SEE
IF THE EMISSION CONTINUES SO NO FORECAST IS
POSSIBLE.   ...SWANSON

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20070109/1215Z

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