FVXX20 KWBC 302146
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003MAR30/2145Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/348
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 30/2115Z.
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL090 6 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1625W06219. ASH IS MOVING S 10 KNOTS. SFC/FL070 21
NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN N1634W06217 N1624W06332.
ASH IS MOVING W 10-15 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: CLOUDS HAD CLEARED SUFFICIENTLY BY 2115Z TO REVEAL A
PLUME MOVING SOUTH FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME EXTENDED 20 NM TO
THE SOUTH AND WAS ESTIMATED TO NEAR FL090. ASH TO FL070 WAS
MOVING WEST AND COVERED A LARGER AREA. TURK
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR31/0400Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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