FVXX22 KWBC 150930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002NOV15/0930Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN
                              
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/187

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR
SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.

ERUPTION DETAILS: 14/1745Z

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 15/0845Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.
WINDS SFC/FL080 MOVING NW 10 TO 15 KTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.

REMARKS: THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE AT 2115Z SHOWED A PLUME OF
ASH AND STEAM MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST. ASH AND STEAM CAN
NOT BE DETECTED OVERNIGHT. AN OCCASIONAL HOTSPOT AT THE
SUMMIT IS OBSERVED IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002NOV15/1530Z.          

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