FVXX20 KWBC 160310
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003MAR16/0330Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/286
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
  
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/0245Z
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
SFC/FL090 MOVING NW 10-15 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
 
REMARKS: ASH IS TOO DIFFUSE TO BE SEEN IN INFRARED IMAGERY. THE
LAST VISIBLE IMAGE AT 15/2045Z SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. ASH IS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST AT
10-15 KNOTS. AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT CAN BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE
IMAGERY.  KARST

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR16/0930Z

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