FVXX22 KNES 022359 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2006MAY02/2359Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1642 W06210 AREA: W_INDIES SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/305 INFORMATION SOURCE: PIARCO MWO. GOES-12. GFS WINDS. NAM WINDS. ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS AT 02/1045Z OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 02/2315Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL070 MOVING TO N 5 KNOTS. FL070/FL100 MOVING TO NW 5-10 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 03/0530Z FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 03/1130Z FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 03/1730Z REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY. HOT SPOT ACTIVITY CAN BE SEEN IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE MOST RECENT VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 02/2115Z SHOWED A NARROW PLUME EXTENDING ABOUT 25 NM TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST OF THE VOLCANO. WIND FORECAST MODELS INDICATE THAT WINDS ABOVE FL070 WOULD MOVE TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 5 KTS. WINDS BELOW FL070 WOULD MOVE MORE TO THE NORTHWEST. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ...MERCKLE NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2006MAY03/0600Z NNNN