FVXX20 KWBC 231026 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003FEB23/1030Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/200 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/0945Z. OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL060 MOVING W 20-25 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: ASH HAS BECOME TOO THIN TO SEE IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 23/0945Z. HOT SPOT ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. 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 2003FEB23/1630Z. NNNN