FVXX21 KWBC 170730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001SEP17/0730  VAAC: WASHINGTON
.
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S 7826W    AREA: ECUADOR
.                             
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
.
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/250
.
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
SIX HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 17/0000Z AVIATION MODEL.  GUAYAQUIL
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.
.
ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS NEAR SUMMIT LIGHT ASH FLOW. 
.
DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD:  ASH IS NOT SEEN IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 17/0715Z.  THE AREA AROUND THE SUMMIT HOWEVER IS BLANKETED BY
CLOUDS MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  
.
TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST
AT 20 KNOTS.
.
OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/1330Z.
.
INTERNET URLS...
MESSAGE LISTSERV   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/SUBSCRIBE.HTML
MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWERCASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
.
PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
.
WALTER
.              
NNNN