FVXX20 KWBC 300830 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2002OCT30/0830Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN . SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/176 . INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST . ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS. . OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 29/2045Z . OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/080 W 10-15 KT. FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS . REMARKS: ONLY AN INTERMITTENT HOT SPOT WAS DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0745Z WITH WIDELY SCATTERED CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SUMMIT. HOWEVER LOW LEVEL PLUMES SUCH AS THE ONE OBSERVED YESTERDAY ARE TYPICALLY NOT DISCERNIBLE WITHOUT VISIBLE IMAGERY AND ADVISORIES WILL BE CONTINUED FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 6 HOURS. TURK NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002OCT30/1430Z. . NNNN