FVXX20 KWBC 212200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003JAN21/2200Z    VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS   1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/078
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY.  GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
       
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 21/2115Z.

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL060 UP TO 20 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1640W06327 N1625W06354. ASH IS MOVING W 15 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
 
REMARKS: VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY
100 NM WEST OF THE VOLCANO. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO FL060. A HOT SPOT
CAN BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.
                          
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003JAN22/0400Z.

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