FVXX21 KWBC 121200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY           
ISSUED: 2003MAY12/1200Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/509
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.

ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 12/1115Z.
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL050 N1643W06211 N1642W06244 N1634W06250
N1631W06247 N1630W06237 N1643W06211 MOVING W 15-20 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS: EARLY MORNING VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 12/1115Z SHOWS A
SMALL AREA OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE WEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT.  IN
ADDITION AN OCCASIONAL HOTSPOT HAS BEEN SEEN IN THE SHORTWAVE
IMAGERY OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS....WALTER.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAY12/1800Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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