FVXX21 KWBC 131159
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY           
ISSUED: 2003MAY13/1200Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/513
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.

ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 13/1115Z.
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL050 15 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1647W06236 N1645W06404.  ASH MOVING WEST 20 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS: CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 13/1115Z SHOWS A PLUME
OF ASH STARTING APPROXIMATELY 25 NM WEST OF THE SUMMIT AND
EXTENDING WEST 85 NM FROM THAT POINT.  CLOUDS OBSCURE THE VIEW
FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE STARTING POINT OF THE ASH.  IN ADDITION AN
OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN THE SHORTWAVE IMAGERY
OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS....WALTER

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAY13/1800Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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