FVXX20 KWBC 260011
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003FEB26/0030Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/211
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. 
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 25/2345Z.

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 N1643W06211 N1655W06600 N1736W06550. ASH
IS MOVING W 20-25 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
 
REMARKS: MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 25/2345Z SHOWS A DIFFUSE
PLUME APPROXIMATELY 210 NM LONG AND 40 WIDE AT ITS WESTERN EDGE.
ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST. EXACT BOUNDARIES
DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IN NIGHTTIME IMAGERY.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB26/0630Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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