FVXX22 KWBC 311413
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2003OCT31/1415Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANTA MARIA 1402-03
LOCATION: N1445W09133    AREA: GUATEMALA
                              
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 12375 FT (3772 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/16

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES 12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST.
      
ERUPTION DETAILS: EXHALATION AT ABOUT 31/1255Z

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 31/1345Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL150 6 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH BETWEEN
N1445W09133 N1441W09156.  ASH IS MOVING W 30-35 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.

REMARKS: PRE-DAWN CHANNEL 2 IMAGERY INDICATED A BRIGHT
HOTSPOT AT SANTA MARIA.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ASH
UNTIL THE 1302Z VISIBLE IMAGE WHEN A GOOD PUFF OF ASH WAS
SEEN.  WINDS IN THE AREA ARE TRANSPORTING THE ASH VERY
RAPIDLY TO THE WEST. A SECONDARY PUFF OCCURRED ON THE 1332Z
IMAGE BUT LOOKED LESS DENSE THAN THE FIRST.  THE FIRST PUFF
IS ABOUT 6 NM WIDE BY 11 LONG AND THE SECOND IS ABOUT 2 NM
WIDE BY 6 NM LONG. PLEASE SEE GRAPHIC AT
WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/MESSAGES.HTML 
      
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003OCT31/2015Z 
            
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