FVXX20 KWBC 122232
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003MAR12/2230Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/272
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. 
  
ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 12/2145Z
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL090 N1643W06211 N1700W06319 N1700W06347
N1640W06457 N1634W06456 N1621W06359 N1622W06334 N1639W06256
N1642W06211 N1643W06211 MOVING SW 15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
 
REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 12/2145Z SHOWS A THIN ASH
PLUME EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 160 NM WEST OF THE SUMMIT. VERY
THIN ASH MAY EXTEND EVEN FURTHER TO THE WEST.  SHORTWAVE INFRARED
IMAGERY SHOWS AN INTERMITTENT HOTSPOT.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR13/0430Z

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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