FVXX20 KNES 090201 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2005MAR09/0200Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: ST. HELENS 1201-05 LOCATION: N4612W12211 AREA: US-WASHINGTON SUMMIT ELEVATION: 8363 FT (2549 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2005/003 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS MODEL WINDS. AWC. PILOT REPORT. USGS. ERUPTION DETAILS: EXHALATION AT 09/0120Z OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 09/0130Z OBS ASH CLOUD: FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: NOT AVBL FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: NOT AVBL FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: NOT AVBL REMARKS: INFORMATION FROM USGS AT 0136Z REPORTS MT. ST. HELENS HAD AN EXHALATION WITH REPORTED HEIGHT TO FL300. SUBSEQUENT PILOT REPORTS AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS FROM PORTLAND F.O. ALSO CONFIRMS FL300 AND RISING WHILE DRIFTING EAST. 0130Z MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY SHOWS HOTSPOT AT THE SUMMIT. LATEST GFS MODEL SHOW WINDS FROM THE WSW AT 40 KTS AT FL300. ...BALDWIN NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2005MAR09/0800Z NNNN