FVXX20 KWBC 020120 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY . ISSUED: 2002JAN02/0130Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: 1643N 6211W AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/002 . INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 00Z GUADELOUPE SOUNDING . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL VENTING OF ASH STARTING EARLY MORNING JAN 1. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS VERY ACTIVE ROCKFALLS PRODUCING ASH UP TO FL050. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 02/0115 DOES NOT SHOW ASH BUT THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE DAY AT 01/20305Z SHOWS A PLUME EXTENDING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST APPROXIMATELY 125KM (68NMI). THIS PLUME WAS ABOUT 10KM (5NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 1726N6304W. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL050 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . NEXT ADVISORY: 2002JAN02/0730Z. . . NNNN