FVXX21 KWBC 231843
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003APR23/1900Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN
                              
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) 
                              
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/434
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/1815Z
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 N1643W06211 N1648W06151 N1658W06204
N1651W06239 N1643W06211 MOVING NW 5 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS:  CLOUDS HAVE CLEARED OVER THE VOLCANO AND AN AREA
OF ASH CAN BE SEEN SPREADING OUT FROM THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH AND
NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE ASH LEVEL HAS BEEN RAISED TO FL100
DUE TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ALLOWING THE ASH TO RISE TO
HIGHER LEVELS. AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT CAN BE SEEN IN
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003APR24/0100Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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