FVXX21 KWBC 171154
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2004MAR17/1200Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: W.INDIES
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2004/51
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST.
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH VENTING.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 17/1115Z.
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL050 32 NM LINE BETWEEN N1643W06211 -
N1653W06416 - N1714W06543 - N1713W06619. ASH IS MOVING W
20-25 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL
REMARKS: VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING FOR
APPROXIMATELY 240 NM WEST NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT BEFORE IT
BECAME TOO DIFFUSE TO DETECT. A PILOT REPORT AT 1130Z
INDICATED ASH HEIGHTS OF BETWEEN FL030 AND FL050. TURK.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2004MAR17/1800Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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