Volcanic ash over Puerto Rico

[msbee]

Thanks to byigal, I get periodic advisories on the Montserrat volcano. This is the latest advisory:

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1642 W06210 AREA: W_INDIES

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/590

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. PILOT
REPORT. PUERTO RICO FIR

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 30/1715Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL080 N1826 W06556 - N1722
W06509 - N1743 W06407 - N1713 W06320 - N1643
W06209 - N1632 W06340 - N1632 W06533 - N1823
W06643 - N1826 W06556 MOVING W 10-15 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 30/2330Z SFC/FL080 25NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1643 W06209 - N1634 W06524.
SFC/FL080 35NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN N1835 W06649 -
N1725 W06605.

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 01/0530Z SFC/FL080 25NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1641 W06210 - N1629 W06537.

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 01/1130Z SFC/FL080 25NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1641 W06210 - N1623 W06539.

REMARKS: RECEIVED INFORMATION CONFIRMING THAT ASH
HAS MOVED DIRECTLY OVER THE PUERTO RICO AIRPORT
AND IS SEEN MIXED IN WITH THE CLOUDS. ASH IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE WNW ACROSS THE REST
OF PUERTO RICO BEFORE DISSIPATING. ...BANKS

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20061001/0000Z

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I wonder if flights out of San Jaun have been affected. Luis, do you know??

[JonathanBelles]

wheres the volcano?

[terstorm1012]

Monserrat, fact789.

[msbee]

Montserrat
an island south east of Puerto Rico.
Here is the graphic...

[caribepr]

Beside Montserrat ash, we are getting ash from a hillside fire that started in the early wee hours and was *put out* only to start again when the wind picked up today. I've been told of boat decks covered with ash and my eyes are doing a nice burn.
So...who's ash is it anyway?

[cycloneye]

FVXX20 KNES 302323
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20060930/2323Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1642 W06210 AREA: W_INDIES

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/591

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 30/2215Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM
SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL080 MOVING TO W 15-20
KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 01/0430Z WINDS SFC/FL080
MOVING TO W 15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 01/1030Z WINDS SFC/FL080
MOVING TO W 15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 01/1630Z WINDS SFC/FL080
MOVING TO W 15-20 KNOTS.

REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE DETECTED DUE TO
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME
DISCERNING LOW LEVEL ASH AT NIGHT. STILL WITH
VERY STRONG WINDS AT 15-20 KNTS TRANSPORT TO THE
WEST COULD EXTEND TO 68W AT ABOUT THE LATITUDE OF
SOUF HILLS (16.7N). THIS WIND FLOW SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD.
...GALLINA

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20061001/0530Z

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This latest advisory do not turn the ash towards Puerto Rico but moves it westward thru the Caribbean Sea.

[cycloneye]

FVXX20 KNES 010813
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20061001/0812Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: N1642 W06210 AREA: W_INDIES

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3002 FT (915 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/593

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING EMISSION OF GASES AND
ASH

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 01/0715Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM
SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL080 MOVING TO W 15-20
KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 01/1330Z

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 01/1930Z

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 02/0130Z

REMARKS: IN IMAGERY THERE CONTINUES TO BE NO
DETECTION OF ASH OR GASES MOST LIKELY DUE TO
DARKNESS AND THE LOW LEVEL NATURE OF THE
EMISSION. THE WINDS FORECAST ANY ASH TO MOVE
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FROM THE VOLCANO THROUGH THE
MORNING. ...SWANSON

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2006OCT01/1345Z

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[Flakeys]

http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/aviation/volcano/SOUFVIS.GIF