FVXX21 KWBC 102030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2003MAR10/2030Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON 

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

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/016

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: 10/1945Z

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

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.

REMARKS:  NO ASH CAN BE DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
1945Z DUE TO EXTENSIVE WEATHER CLOUDS.  THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
REPORTS THAT THERE IS CONTINUES SEISMIC ACTIVITY SUFFICIENT TO
INDICATE RELEASE OF GASES AND POSSIBLE LIGHT ASH ESTIMATED BELOW
FL290. SEVERAL HOURS AGO THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT REPORT OF ASH
MOVING WEST FROM THE VOLCANO AROUND FL200. 

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR11/0230Z

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