FVXX21 KWBC 240047 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003APR24/0100Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/435 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 24/0015Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL100 MOVING N 5-10 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS REMARKS: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA THROUGH 24/0015Z. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATED THAT A MIXTURE OF ASH AND STEAM WAS MOVING N-WARD FROM THE VOLCANO AND THAT ACTIVITY HAD DECREASED SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY ALSO INDICATED THAT WEATHER CLOUDS REMAINED ACROSS THE VOLCANO REGION. AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT CAN BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY....KIBLER NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003APR24/0700Z. NNNN