FVXX21 KWBC 120030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2004MAR12/0030Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1671W06218   AREA: W INDIES

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2004/28

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED ASH VENTING.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 12/0015Z.

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
SFC/FL050 MOVING TO W 15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL

FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL

FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL

REMARKS: THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE DAY AT 11/2045Z
SHOWED A PLUME UP TO 10 NM WIDE EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY TO
THE POINT N1656W06314.  THE PLUME WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM
LONG.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2004MAR12/0630Z.

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