FVXX20 KWBC 201849
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003MAR20/1900Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/305
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 20/1815Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 N1643W06211 N1654W06357 N1555W06357
N1522W06314 N1643W06211 MOVING W 5-10 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1815Z SHOWED THAT THE PLUME HAD
VEERED AND ASH WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST. A SIGNIFICANT AREA
OF DIFFUSE ASH PERSISTS UP 110 NM TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT
HOWEVER. TURK
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR21/0100Z
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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