FVXX20 KWBC 160000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002DEC16/0000Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
 
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS   1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/221
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST

ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS BEGINNING AROUND 15/1545Z
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 15/2115Z
 
OBS ASH CLOUD:  SFC/FL070 N1643W06211 N1710W06238 N1653W06238
N1653W06244 N1647W06245 N1642W06210 MOVING NW 10-15 KNOTS.
 
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
 
REMARKS: CURRENT INFRARED AND MULTI-SPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
THOUGH 16/2345Z CONTINUES TO SHOW A PLUME EXTENDING TO THE
NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE ISLAND.  THE CURRENT GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
WAS BASED ON THE LAST FEW VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY....WALTER

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/0600Z
 
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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