FVXX20 KWBC 081747
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003FEB08/1800Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS   1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/149
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 08/1715Z.

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 10 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1702W06332 MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
 
REMARKS: A NARROW PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM CONTINUES MOVING TOWARDS
THE WEST. AN OCCASIONAL HOTSPOT CAN STILL BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE
IMAGERY. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO FL070.
                  
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB09/0000Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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