FVXX20 KWBC 160600
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002DEC16/0600Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/222
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS BEGINNING AROUND 15/1545Z
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/0545Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 10-15 NMI WIDE LINE OF ASH N1643W06211
N1729W06402 MOVING WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY
150 NMI LONG.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: CURRENT MULTI-SPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THOUGH 16/0545Z
SHOWS A FAINT PLUME OF ASH. BOUNDARIES ARE INDISTINCT IN
NIGHTTIME MULTI SPECTRAL IMAGERY.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/1200Z
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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