FVXX21 KWBC 261600
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002FEB26/1600Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/053
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY.12Z GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING .
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH AND STEAM VENTING. 
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 26/1515Z 
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL050 5 NMI WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
1643N6211W 1602N6301W. ASH IS MOVING SW AT 10 KNOTS. 
  
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: SATELLITE DATA SHOWS A NARROW PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING TO
THE SOUTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO.  HOT SPOT CONTINUES IN SHORTWAVE
IMAGERY.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002FEB26/2200Z.                
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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