FVXX20 KWBC 201257
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003MAR20/1300Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/304
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 20/1215Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 22 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1600w06306 MOVING SW 10-15 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215Z SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING
APPROXIMATELY 69 KM TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. A PROMINENT
HOT SPOT PERSISTS IN SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY. TURK
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR20/1900Z
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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