FVXX20 KWBC 020030 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2001MAR02/0030Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: 1643N 6211W AREA: CARIBBEAN . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/141 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 01/1800Z AVIATION MODEL. ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING LOW LEVEL ASH. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AT THIS TIME IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT ASH IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 02/0015Z BUT THERE IS SOME INDICATION OF ASH JUST TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLAND. IN THE SHORTWAVE IMAGERY HOWEVER..A VERY BRIGHT HOTSPOT IS NOTED. . TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL100 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 5-10 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/0630Z. . REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /VAAC/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . WALTER . NNNN