FVXX21 KWBC 160548
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003APR16/0545Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
                              
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
                              
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/041
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST

ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH OBSERVED AT 16/0425Z.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/0345Z             
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.  WINDS
FL100/FL230 LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS:  THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OBSERVED A VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD
OVER THE VOLCANO AT 0425Z.  NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN THE FINAL
IMAGE BEFORE THE GOES 12 ECLIPSE PERIOD BEGAN AT 0345Z BUT THERE
WAS EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO.  TURK

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003APR16/1200Z.

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