FVXX20 KWBC 032318 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003JUL03/2330Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/571 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH OBSERVED AT 03/2300Z. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 03/2245Z. OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL100 MOVING W 20-25 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED THAT LOW TREMOR ACTIVITY IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES WAS ASSOCIATED WITH ASH EMISSIONS FROM THE VOLCANO. THE SITUATION IS BEING EXACERBATED BY HEAVY RAINS WHICH ALSO MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF THE ERUPTING ASH COLUMN. TURK. NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003JUL04/0530Z. NNNN