FVXX20 KWBC 160938 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003MAR16/0938Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/287 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/0915Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL090 MOVING W 15-20 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: ASH WAS EITHER TOO DIFFUSE OR TOO LOW IN ALTITUDE TO BE DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0915Z. AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT COULD BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. TURK NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR16/1530Z NNNN