FVXX20 KWBC 050300 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003JAN05/0300Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/017 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT. ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 05/0215Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL050 MOVING NW 20-25 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS REMARKS: ASH CAN NOT BE SEEN IN SATELLITE DATA DUE TO CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO. ASH IS ESTIMATED UP TO FL050. NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003JAN05/0900Z. NNNN