FVXX21 KWBC 240047
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003APR24/0100Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211    AREA: CARIBBEAN
                              
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) 
                              
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/435
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. 
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 24/0015Z
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
SFC/FL100 MOVING N 5-10 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS:  ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA THROUGH
24/0015Z.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INDICATED THAT A
MIXTURE OF ASH AND STEAM WAS MOVING N-WARD FROM THE VOLCANO AND
THAT ACTIVITY HAD DECREASED SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. THE
MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY ALSO INDICATED THAT WEATHER CLOUDS
REMAINED ACROSS THE VOLCANO REGION.  AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT CAN
BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY....KIBLER

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003APR24/0700Z.

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