FVXX21 KWBC 131400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY                                  
ISSUED: 2002JAN13/1400Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/026
     
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE .. INFRARED AND  MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  AVIATION MODEL UPPER LEVEL WIND FORECAST
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 1825Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1315Z SHOWS A
VERY THIN PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 102 KM
(56 NMI) WEST OF THE VOLCANO TO 1650N6308. THIS ASH PLUME IS
ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY 1642N6208W TO 1651N6217W TO 1650N6233W TO
1657N6301W TO 1645N6311W TO 1637N6302W AND 1642N6208W. CURRENT
UPPER AIR PATTERNS INDICATE THAT THIS PLUME IS NOW BELOW FL070. 
SCATTERED WEATHER CLOUDS CONTINUE TO HAMPER THE OBSERVATION OF
ASH.  INTERMITTENT HOT SPOT ACTIVITY CONTINUES.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL070 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST 
AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002JAN13/2000Z
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"