FVXX20 KNES 170656
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20070117/0656Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2007/072

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. RADIOSONDE. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING LOW LEVEL EMISSIONS OF
ASH AND STEAM

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 17/0615Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM
SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL070 MOVING TO SW
15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 17/1230Z 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 17/1830Z 

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 18/0030Z 

REMARKS: ASH  IS TOO THIN TO BE DETECTED IN
INFRARED OR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  THE LAST
VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY SHOWED A THIN PLUME
EXTENDING  APPROXIMATELY 100 NMI TO THE SOUTHWEST
OF THE SUMMIT. ...

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20070117/1300Z