FVXX21 KWBC 041730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002NOV04/1730Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: REVENTADOR 1502-01
LOCATION: S0004W07739    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 12139FT (3700M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/008
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WIND FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION SINCE 03/1245Z.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 04/1645Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL550 S0005W07556 S0059W07358 S0128W07409
S0021W07605 S0005W07556 MOVING E TO SE AROUND 30 KTS. SFC/FL350
S0012W07739 S0140W07911 S0146W08343 N0004W08502 N0026W08049
S0128W07539 MOVING W AROUND AT 20 KTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A NEW ERUPTION AT 1115Z WITH THE
ASH MOVING TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS. THE ASH
IS ESTIMATED AT FL350.  ASH UP TO FL550 CONTINUES MOVING TO THE
EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE VOLCANO AND IS DETACHED FROM THE
SUMMIT. ASH BOUNDARIES ARE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN DUE TO THE
PRESENCE OF METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS AND THE HIGH LEVEL ASH IS
BECOMING MORE DIFFUSE. THEREFORE ASH MAY EXIST OUTSIDE OF THE
BOUNDARIES DESCRIBED ABOVE.   
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002NOV05/2330Z.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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