FVXX20 KWBC 052152
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003MAR05/2200Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/243
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
  
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 05/2115Z.

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL090 20 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1638W06242 N1643W06336. ASH IS MOVING W 15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
 
REMARKS: LATEST VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM
EXTENDING TO THE WEST FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO
FL090. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH IS APPROXIMATELY 80 NM TO THE
WEST OF THE SUMMIT.
 
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR06/0400Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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