FVXX21 KWBC 230045 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003APR23/0045Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/431 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/0015Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL070 MOVING W 5-10 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 23/0015Z SHOWED MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT. A HOT HAD BECOME PROMINENT IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. TURK NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003APR23/0700Z. NNNN