FVXX20 KWBC 310300 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2002DEC31/0300Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/282 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 31/0215Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL070 MOVING W 15-20 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS REMARKS: THE ASH PLUME OBSERVED EARLIER HAS BECOME TO DIFFUSE TO BE DETECTED IN INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT CAN STILL BE SEEN IN SHORT WAVE IMAGERY. NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002DEC31/1000Z NNNN