FVXX21 KWBC 261241
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003APR26/1300Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN
                              
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) 
                              
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/445
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 26/1215Z
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL090 N1643W06211 N1655W06246 N1700W06329
N1649W06420 N1656W06448 N1715W06447 N1726W06355 N1720W06303
N1644W06210 N1643W06211 MOVING NW 15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS: EARLY MORNING VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS A DISTINCT PLUME OF
ASH EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE VOLCANO TO THE NW THAT IS
ABOUT 14 NM WIDE. HOWEVER...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME EXTENDS 
FURTHER TO THE WEST AND IS CURRENTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF ST.
CROIX AT THIS TIME. CURRENT TRAJECTORY SHOULD TAKE THE ASH OVER
THE ISLAND WITHIN THE NEXT TWO HOURS.  THE ASH IS MOVING TO THE
NW AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. AN INTERMITTENT HOTSPOT HAS BEEN SEEN
THROUGHOUT THE EARLY MORNING. GALLINA

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003APR26/1900Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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