FVXX20 KNES 170106
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20070117/0104Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2007/071

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS OF
ASH AND STEAM

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 17/0015Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL070 9NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1643 W06211 - N1602 W06342. ASH IS MOVING SW
15-20 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 17/0630Z SFC/FL070 9NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1641 W06210 - N1600 W06341. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 17/1230Z SFC/FL070 9NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1641 W06210 - N1602 W06335. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 17/1830Z SFC/FL070 9NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1643 W06210 - N1602 W06338. 

REMARKS: THE LAST GOES-12 VISIBLE IMAGE AT 2115Z
SHOWED A NARROW PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING
APPROXIMATELY 103 NMI  SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT.
THE THIN LOW LEVEL ASH CAN NOT BE DETECTED IN THE
INFRARED IMAGERY.  ...BROWN

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20070117/0700Z

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