FVXX21 KWBC 071730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY           
ISSUED: 2003MAY07/1730Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) 

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/490
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
                   
ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 07/1645Z
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 24 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1632W06300 N1656W06420 ASH IS MOVING W 15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1645 SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH
EXTENDING ABOUT 126 NM TO THE WEST. OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT ACTIVITY
CONTINUES TO BE VISIBLE IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAY07/2330Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"