FVXX21 KWBC 151615
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002NOV15/1615Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: REVENTADOR   1502-01
LOCATION: S0004W07739    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 11686 FT (3562M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/048
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
GUAYAQUIL MWO.  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: TIME UNKNOWN. PLUME REPORTED AT 1505Z TO FL220
MOVING NW.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 15/1545Z.
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OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA DUE TO CLOUDS
IN THE REGION.  WINDS FL100/FL220 MOVING W TO NW 10-20 KTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
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REMARKS: CLOUDS PREVENT ANY DETECTION OF ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 15/1515Z.  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS A PLUME TO FL230
THAT CONTAINS MOSTLY GASES BUT SOME LIGHT ASH.  A PILOT REPORT AT
1505Z MENTIONED A PLUME TO FL220 MOVING NW.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/2215Z.
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