FVXX20 KNES 162229 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 20060916/2229Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1642 W06210 AREA: W_INDIES SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/534 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/2145Z OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL100 N1659 W06456 - N1626 W06341 - N1644 W06211 - N1640 W06209 - N1552 W06341 - N1642 W06525 - N1659 W06456 MOVING SW 15-20 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 17/0400Z SFC/FL100 25NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN N1643 W06210 - N1538 W06459. FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 17/1000Z SFC/FL100 25NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN N1642 W06210 - N1526 W06539. FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 17/1600Z SFC/FL100 25NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN N1640 W06209 - N1526 W06539. REMARKS: ASH CONTINUES TO BE EMITTED FROM THE VOLCANO AND SINCE THE PLUME HAS BECOME CONSOLIDATED FROM SFC/FL100 ALL MOVING SW...THE PLUME APPEARS TO HAVE A HIGHER DENSITY. A THIN AREA OF ASH THAT WAS MOVING NW YESTERDAY CAN BE SEEN MOVING SW JUST SOUTH OF ST. CROIX... THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE IN 6HRS. ASH HEIGHT WAS RAISED SLIGHTLY TO FL100 BASED ON HEIGHT OF TROPICAL INVERSION AND INTENSITY OF THE MULTISPECTRAL SIGNAL OF ASH. ...GALLINA NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20060917/0430Z NNNN