FVXX20 KWBC 030630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003FEB03/0630Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/127
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING. GFS MODEL
WINDS FORECAST
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 03/0545Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 10 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1651W06232 N1702W06240 MOVING NW 10 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: ASH PLUME IS ABOUT 40 NM LONG AND 10 NM WIDE AND IS MUCH
FAINTER THAN 6 HOURS AGO. HOWEVER A BRIGHT PERSISTENT HOTSPOT
CONTINUES TO BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB03/1230Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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