FVXX20 KWBC 020030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003FEB02/0030Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/122
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. 12Z UPPER AIR SOUNDING
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 01/2345Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 20 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1743W06320. ASH IS MOVING NW 15-20 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: MULTISPECTRAL THROUGH 2345Z SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH AND
STEAM EXTENDING ABOUT 90 NM TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO. THE
ASH IS ESTIMATED AT FL070 AND IS MOVING NW AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB02/0630Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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