FVXX20 KWBC 300830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002OCT30/0830Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON 
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/176
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 29/2045Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE
DATA. WINDS SFC/080 W 10-15 KT.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS
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REMARKS: ONLY AN INTERMITTENT HOT SPOT WAS DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 0745Z WITH WIDELY SCATTERED CLOUDS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE SUMMIT. HOWEVER LOW LEVEL PLUMES SUCH AS THE ONE
OBSERVED YESTERDAY ARE TYPICALLY NOT DISCERNIBLE WITHOUT VISIBLE
IMAGERY AND ADVISORIES WILL BE CONTINUED FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 6
HOURS. TURK

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002OCT30/1430Z.
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