FVXX20 KWBC 160018
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003DEC16/0030Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)          

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/611

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS AT 15/2245Z

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 15/2345Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.
WINDS FL100/300 MOVING TO W 10-15 KNOTS 
 
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL  
FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL

REMARKS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE INDICATES THAT AN
ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 15/2245Z AND THAT ASH WAS HEADING WEST. 
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 15/2345Z DOES NOT INDICATE ANY ASH
DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO.
HOWEVER AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT CAN BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE
IMAGERY.  

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003DEC16/0630Z

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