FVXX20 KNES 241810
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20061024/1810Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/679

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL ROCKFALLS WITH LOW LEVELS
OF ASH EMITTED

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 24/1715Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL060 5NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1659 W06246 - N1643 W06210. ASH IS MOVING NW
10-15 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 24/2330Z NOT AVBL.

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 25/0530Z NOT AVBL.

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 25/1130Z NOT AVBL.

REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED A NARROW PLUME
EXTENDING 32 NMI TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT
AT 1715Z.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT A SMALL NUMBER OF ROCKFALLS HAVE
OCCURRED THAT ARE RESULTING IN A PLUME CONTAINING
LOW AMOUNTS OF ASH.  A PILOT REPORT FROM 1607Z
INDICATED THAT THE ASH WAS TO FL060.  MODEL
FORECAST WINDS DO NOT AGREE WITH THE OBSERVED
DIRECTION OF MOTION SO NO FORECAST IS AVAILABLE
FOR THIS ADVISORY. ...TURK

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20061025/0015Z

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