FVXX20 KWBC 272226
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003FEB27/2230Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/219
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/2045Z.
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 8 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1722W06311. ASH IS MOVING NW AT 1015 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/2045Z CONTINUES TO SHOW A
PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT.
THIS PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 70 NM IN LENGTH. IN ADDITION A
HOTSPOT CONTINUES TO BE SEEN IN THE MULTI-SPECTRAL
IMAGERY....WALTER
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003FEB28/0430Z.
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