FVXX20 KWBC 020630 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003FEB02/0620Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/123 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 02/0545Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL070 MOVING NW 10 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: ANY ASH IS NOW TOO THIN OR TOO LOW TO SEE IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 0545Z BUT A BRIGHT HOTSPOT CAN BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY. AT 2345Z AN FL070 ASH PLUME WAS SEEN EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT 90 NM TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB02/1230Z. NNNN