FVXX20 KWBC 111949
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003MAR11/2000Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/267
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST
ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 11/1845Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 N1643W06210 N1740W06431 N1658W06457
N1648W06431 N1710W06411 N1643W06210 MOVING NW 10-15 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 11/1845Z CONTINUES TO
SHOW ASH MOVING NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. BASED ON THE
LATEST MODEL WINDS FORECAST THE HEIGHT WAS LOWERED TO FL070.
THICKER ASH EXTENDS OUT TO APPROXIMATELY 64W. THINNER ASH IS
BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS N1708W06417 N1724W06439
N1657W06456 N1648W06433 N1708W06417. IN ADDITION A VERY BIGHT
HOTSPOT CAN BE SEEN IN THE MULTI SPECTRAL IMAGERY....WALTER
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR12/0200Z
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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