FVXX21 KWBC 131950
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY                                  
ISSUED: 2002JAN13/1950Z  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: 2002/027
     
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 1915Z SHOWS A
VERY THIN PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 149 KM
(80 NMI) WEST OF THE VOLCANO TO 1651N6332W. THIS ASH PLUME IS
ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY POINTS 1643N6210W TO 1639N6229W TO 1648N6333W
TO 1654N6330W TO 1654N6246W AND 1643N6210W.  CURRENT UPPER AIR
PATTERNS INDICATE THAT THIS PLUME IS BELOW FL080. INTERMITTENT
HOT SPOT ACTIVITY CONTINUES.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL080 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT 20 TO 
25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002JAN14/0200Z
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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