FVXX21 KWBC 230620
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY           
ISSUED: 2003MAY23/0630Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/551
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/0545Z.
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS 
SFC/FL050 MOVING W 10 KNOTS.  FL060/FL070 MOVING SW 5-10 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS: NO ASH OR HOTSPOT CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0545Z BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WEATHER CLOUDS ARE
HINDERING ASH AND HOTSPOT DETECTION. 

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAY23/1230Z.

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