FVXX21 KWBC 251244
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003APR25/1300Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/441
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 25/1215Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL060 5 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1643W06231. ASH IS MOVING W 5-10 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
REMARKS: THIN HIGH CLOUDS COVER THE AREA BUT THE PLUME IS MOSTLY
VISIBLE BENEATH THE CLOUDINESS. THE 5 NM WIDE PLUME EXTENDS TO
THE W APPROXIMATELY 20 NM FROM THE SUMMIT BUT MAY EXTEND FURTHER
THAN INDICATED. A HOTSPOT CONTINUES TO BE SEEN AT THE SUMMIT.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003APR25/1900Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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