FVXX21 KWBC 101430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2003MAR10/1430Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON 

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

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/015

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
                            
ERUPTION DETAILS:   CONTINUING EMISSION OF GASES AND LIGHT ASH. 

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 10/1345Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
FL100/FL250 MOVING W 10 KNOTS. FL250/FL320 MOVING NW 10 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.

REMARKS:  NO ASH CAN BE DETECTED IN MULTISPECTRAL OR VISIBLE
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1345Z. HOWEVER IN OCCASIONAL BREAKS IN
THE WEATHER CLOUDS A HINT OF A PLUME IS NOTED. THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT THERE IS CONTINUES SEISMIC ACTIVITY
SUFFICIENT TO INDICATE RELEASE OF GASES AND POSSIBLE LIGHT ASH
ESTIMATED BELOW FL290.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR10/2030Z

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