FVXX21 KWBC 011346
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003NOV01/1345Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M)
 
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/622

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY. GFS MODEL WIND FORECAST.  

ERUPTION DETAILS: RESUSPENDED ASH SEEN IN IMAGERY.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 01/1332Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL050 5 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1728W06227. ASH IS MOVING N 5-10 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS: VISIBLE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS A MORE DENSE
THAN NORMAL PLUME OF ASH MOVING TO THE NNW FROM MONTSERRAT
BETWEEN NEVIS AND ANTIGUA.  MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
INDICATED NO INCREASE IN SEISMIC ACTIVITY...HOWEVER...LOCAL
WIND EFFECTS ARE CAUSING RESUSPENDED ASH TO CONCENTRATE IN A
NARROW PLUME.  FURTHER TO THE NORTH A WIDER AREA OF HAZINESS
ON IMAGERY MAY INDICATE AN AREA OF LIGHT ASH OR
STEAM...PLEASE SEE GRAPHIC AT WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/MESSAGES
FOR MORE INFORMATION. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...GALLINA 

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003NOV01/1945Z

NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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