FVXX20 KWBC 151802 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003FEB15/1800Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/177 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: NIL. OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: THROUGH BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER NO ASH HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 15/1735Z. IN ADDITION OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS NO HOTSPOT ACTIVITY HAS BEEN DETECTED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE REGION AND WILL REISSUE IF ASH IS AGAIN REPORTED OR DETECTED. TO OBTAIN VAA FROM THE WASHINGTON VAAC EMAIL NOTIFICATION SEE THE WEB PAGE http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/subscribe.html (ALL LETTERS IN ADDRESS ARE IN LOWER CASE EXCEPT VAAC). THE WASHINGTON VAAC WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP THE EMAIL NOTIFICATION UP AND RUNNING. HOWEVER IT IS NOT CONSIDERED AN OFFICIAL METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION. NEXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES. NNNN