FVXX22 KWBC 160705
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003JUL16/0700Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: ANATAHAN 0804-20
LOCATION: N1621E14540 AREA: MARIANA ISLANDS
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 2585 FT (788 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/274
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES 9 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND GAS EMISSIONS SINCE MAY 10.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/0625Z.
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 5 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1621E14540 N1623E14506. ASH IS MOVING W 20-25 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS COMBINED WITH SCATTERED LOW LEVEL
CLOUDS OVER THE ISLAND ARE MAKING ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT. A
NARROW PLUME OF POSSIBLE ASH MIXED WITH LOW LEVEL CLOUDS WAS
VISIBLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 16/0625Z.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003JUL16/1300Z.
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