FVXX21 KWBC 091000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2003MAR09/0953Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON 

VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
                              
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/010

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET. GFS
MODEL WINDS FORECAST
                            
ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH OBSERVED AT 0850Z.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 09/0915Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
FL100/FL160 MOVING W 10-20 KNOTS.  FL180/FL200 MOVING NE 5 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.

REMARKS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE HAS OBSERVED VOLCANIC ASH OVER
THE VOLCANO.  NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
0915Z BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT LOW LEVEL WEATHER CLOUDS ARE
HINDERING ASH DETECTION.  

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR09/1600Z              

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