FVXX20 KNES 151547 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2006MAR15/1546Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: COLIMA 1401-04 LOCATION: N1930 W10337 AREA: MEXICO SUMMIT ELEVATION: 12631 FT (3850 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/073 INFORMATION SOURCE: MEXICO CITY MWO. GOES-12. RADIOSONDE. COLIMA OBSERVATORY. ERUPTION DETAILS: EXHALATION AT 15/1446Z. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 15/1532Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL180 MOVING TO NE 30-35 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 15/2130Z FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 16/0330Z FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 16/0930Z REMARKS: THE OBSERVATORY REPORTED AN EXHALATION FROM THE VOLCANO AT 15/1446Z TO FL180 AND MOVING TO THE NORTHNORTHEAST AT 25 KTS. VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1532Z DOES NOT SHOW A PLUME DESPITE RELATIVELY CLEAR SKIES AT THE SUMMIT. THERE APPEARED TO BE A CLOUD EMITTING FROM THE SUMMIT EARLIER AROUND 1345Z BUT THAT HAS BECOME DIFFUSED ABOUT 12 NMI TO THE NORTHEAST. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. ...BALDWIN NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2006MAR15/2145Z NNNN