FVXX20 KWBC 261400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002DEC26/1400Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/262
INFORMATION SOURCE: NOAA-16 IMAGERY. GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR
SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 26/1332Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 N1644W06210 N1650W06223 N1651W06233
N1637W06235 N1641W06210 N1644W06210 MOVING WEST 15 - 20 KNOTS
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1302Z SHOWED AN INCREASE IN ASH NEAR
THE SUMMIT. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY CONFIRMED A SLIGHTLY
STRONGER THAN AVERAGE PYROCLASTIC FLOW AT THAT TIME. IMAGERY
THROUGH 1332Z SHOWED THE ASH MOVING PRIMARILY WESTWARD WITH A SLIGHT
SOUTHWARD COMPONENT INDICATING A SLIGHTLY HIGHER PLUME. SHORTWAVE
IMAGERY CONFIRMS INCREASED HOT SPOT ACTIVITY AS WELL.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002DEC26/2000Z
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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