FVXX21 KWBC 271000 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2002FEB27/1000Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: 1643N6211W AREA: CARIBBEAN . SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/056 . INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY.00Z GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING . . ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH AND STEAM VENTING. . OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/0945Z . OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL050 MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS. . REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/0945 DUE TO WEATHER CLOUDS. A WELL DEFINED HOTSPOT IS VISIBLE IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. . NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002FEB27/1600Z. . NNNN