FVXX20 KWBC 180200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003DEC18/0200Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)          

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/619

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET.
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS AT 17/1330Z
                         
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 18/0045Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.
WINDS FL100/260 MOVING TO W 15-25 KNOTS.
 
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL  
FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL

REMARKS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OBSERVED ASH TO FL260 AT
17/2113Z.  SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES NOT INDICATE ANY ASH DUE
TO EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO THROUGH
0045Z.  TURK 

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003DEC18/0800Z.

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