FVXX20 KNES 061618
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20060906/1618Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/502

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS.
RADIOSONDE. MONTSERRAT OBSERVATORY. PILOT REPORT. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS TO FL080

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 06/1545Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 15NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1743 W06423 - N1642 W06210. ASH IS MOVING NW 10
KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 06/2200Z SFC/FL080 15NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1723 W06426 - N1643 W06210. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 07/0400Z SFC/FL080 15NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1644 W06432 - N1643 W06213. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 07/1000Z SFC/FL080 15NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1659 W06421 - N1645 W06213. 

REMARKS: PIREP INDICATES AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING
NW NEARLY TO ST. CROIX. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY INDICATES NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY
THEREFORE IT IS LIKELY THAT THE PLUME IS A MIX OF
GAS AND LIGHT ASH. THERE IS ALSO AN OCCASIONAL
HOT SPOT THAT HAS BEEN NOTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY. ...BANKS

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20060906/2215Z

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