FVXX20 KWBC 270800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002DEC27/0800Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/265
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM
GUADELOUPE.
ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/0715Z.
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 10 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
N1643W06211 N1638W06254. ASH IS MOVING WEST 10 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: LATEST PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS OF GOES-8 IMAGERY
INDICATE AN AREA OF VERY THIN ASH MOVING WEST FROM MONTSERRAT. GOES
SHORTWAVE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW A WELL DEFINED HOT SPOT
SUGGESTING CONTINUED ACTIVITY. ANALYST: HUGHES
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002DEC27/1400Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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