FVXX20 KWBC 052358
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003FEB06/0000Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS   1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/138
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 05/2315Z.

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS W
AT 10-15 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
 
REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 05/2315Z SHOWS THAT ASH HAS
BECOME TOO THIN TO BE DETECTED AT NIGHT.  THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE
AT 05/2132 DID SHOW A PLUME TO THE WEST OF THE ISLAND. HOTSPOT
ACTIVITY IS CONTINUING.
                    
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB06/0600Z.

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