FVXX20 KWBC 050529 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003FEB05/0600Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/135 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 04/2315Z. OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL100 MOVING W 10-15 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 05/0515Z VIA MULTI-SPECTRAL TECHNIQUES. YET THE PRESENCE OF ASH IS VERY LIKELY CONSIDERING THE CONSISTENT BRIGHTNESS OF THE HOTSPOT SEEN ON THE GOES-8 3.9 MICRON IR IMAGERY. WINDS ARE DUE WEST AND NEAR 10-15 KNOTS NEAR THE SFC BUT DECREASES TO ABOUT 5-10 KNOTS NEAR FL100...GALLINA NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB05/1200Z. NNNN