FVXX20 KWBC 1704540
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUE: 2003JUL17/0500Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) 

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/598
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING. GFS
MODEL WINDS FORECAST 

ERUPTION DETAILS: NEAR CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND
GASES.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 17/0415Z
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. 
WINDS SFC/FL100 MOVING NW 10-15 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS  
 
REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 17/0415Z SHOWS NO CURRENT
ASH PLUME.  SOME HOT SPOT ACTIVITY HAS BEEN NOTED IN
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003JUL17/1100Z.

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