FVXX20 KNES 160500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20060916/0453Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/531

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/0345Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 6NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1656 W06327 - N1644 W06215. ASH IS MOVING W 20
KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 16/1000Z SFC/FLGL080 6NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1641 W06213 - N1629 W06322. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 16/1600Z NOT AVBL.

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 16/2200Z NOT AVBL.

REMARKS: GOES-12 SATELLITE IS CURRENTLY IN
ECLIPSE MODE BUT LAST MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE AT
0345Z SHOWED A 6 NMI WIDE PLUME EXTENDING ABOUT
55-60 NMI TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT.  A HOTSPOT
WAS LAST SEEN AT 2315Z.  WINDS ARE FORECASTED TO
SHIFT MORE TO THE WESTSOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 12
HOURS. ...BALDWIN

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20060916/1100Z

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