FVXX22 KNES 242328
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2006FEB24/2327Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1642 W06210   AREA: W_INDIES

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/083

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS MODEL WINDS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM
EMISSIONS

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 24/2115Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL060 15NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1652 W06343 - N1626 W06308 - N1643 W06212. ASH IS
MOVING W 15-20 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 25/0330Z SFC/FL060 20NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1642 W06212 - N1616 W06350. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 25/0930Z SFC/FL060 20NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1642 W06212 - N1615 W06352. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 25/1530Z SFC/FL060 20NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1642 W06212 - N1614 W06354. 

REMARKS: ASH IS NO LONGER OBSERVED IN VISIBLE OR
MULTISPECTRAL INFRARED IMAGERY AFTER SUNSET AND
THERE IS NO LONGER A HOTSPOT. HOWEVER..LAST
VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 2115Z CONTINUED TO SHOW A PLUME
EXTENDING ABOUT 100 KM TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
THE SUMMIT. GFS WIND FORECASTS INDICATE LITTLE
CHANGE IN DIRECTION OR SPEED IN THE NEXT 18 HOURS.
 ...RUMINSKI

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2006FEB25/0530Z

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