FVXX20 KWBC 261843                      
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2003SEP26/1900Z VAAC: WASHINGTON                         
 
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/289

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST.

ERUPTION DETAILS: SERIES OF EMISSIONS STARTING AT 21/2345Z
                                            
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 26/1815Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.
WINDS FL100/250 MOVING SW 10-15 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.

REMARKS: THE ASH PLUME OBSERVED EARLIER MOVING TO THE
SOUTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO HAS BECOME TOO THIN TO BE SEEN IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE SUMMIT IS NO LONGER VISIBLE DUE TO
DENSE CLOUDS. MODEL WINDS INDICATE THAT ANY REMAINING ASH
SHOULD MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003SEP27/0100Z.
 
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