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"
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