FVXX20 KWBC 182344 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003FEB18/2345 VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/184 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE UPPER AIR SOUNDING. MONTSERRAT OBSERVATORY REPORT. LUIS MONOZ MARIN METAR ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 18/2315Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/050 WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE DAY AT 2115Z SHOWED ASH EXTENDING 50 NM WEST OF THE VOLCANO WITH METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS FURTHER WEST OBSCURING POSSIBLE ASH. LUIS MONOZ MARIN ON PUERTO RICO REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH IN THEIR SURFACE OBSERVATION AT 2300Z. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY ESTIMATED THE HEIGHT AT FL050. 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: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB19/0600Z. NNNN