FVXX21 KWBC 150300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2003MAR15/0300Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON 

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

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/033

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.

ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSION OF GASES AND LIGHT ASH AT 14/1634Z

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 15/0215Z.

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
FL100/FL250 LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS.

REMARKS: ASH WAS NOT DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0215Z
HOWEVER BROKEN CLOUDS WERE PREVALENT IN THE AREA AROUND THE
SUMMIT.  THE LAST OBSERVATION OF ASH OCCURRED AT 14/1634Z.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003MAR15/0900Z. 

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