FVXX20 KWBC 021230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003FEB02/1230Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/124
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING. GFS MODEL
WINDS FORECAST
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 02/1145Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 20 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1712W06253. ASH IS MOVING NW 10 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: EARLY MORNING VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS A PLUME OF
ASH AND STEAM MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED TO FL070 AND IS MOVING NW AT 10 KNOTS. A HOT SPOT CAN
STILL BE DETECTED IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB02/1830Z.
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