FVXX20 KWBC 270730 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003JAN27/0730Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/099 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GUADELOUPE SOUNDING ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/0715Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL060 MOVING W 10-15 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: ASH IS TOO THIN TO BE DETECTED IN INFRARED IMAGERY. SCATTERED CLOUDS ALSO MAKE ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT. AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT IS DETECTED IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003JAN27/1330Z. NNNN