FVXX20 KNES 020709 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 20070302/0708Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1642 W06210 AREA: W_INDIES SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2007/175 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING EMISSIONS OF ASH AND GASES OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 02/0645Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL050 MOVING TO W 15-20 KNOTS. FL050/FL080 MOVING TO NW 10-15 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 02/1300Z FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 02/1900Z FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 03/0100Z REMARKS: ASH IS NOT DISCERNABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY HOWEVER A HOTSPOT WAS PERSISTENT IN IMAGERY PRIOR TO THE ECLIPSE PERIOD AT 0345Z. IN THE 2 IMAGES AFTER ECLIPSE THE HOTSPOT IS NO LONGER EVIDENT. MODEL FORECAST WINDS SUGGEST THE NORTHWEST MOVEMENT OF ASH ABOVE FL050 WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. ...RUMINSKI NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20070302/1315Z