FVXX20 KWBC 030739 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003APR03/0740Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/362 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 03/0715Z. OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL070 WEST 15-20 KNOTS FL070/FL100 SW 10-15 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0715Z DUE TO SCATTERED WEATHER CLOUDS. THIS WAS THE FIRST IMAGE AFTER THE ECLIPSE PERIOD AND ONLY A HOTSPOT COULD BE SEEN. IMAGERY PRIOR TO ECLIPSE ALSO SHOWED OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT ACTIVITY. NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003APR03/1330Z. NNNN