FVXX20 KWBC 072255
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002MAR07/2255Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S7826W    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M).
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/129
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. AVN
MODEL WINDS FORECAST.   
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH OBSERVED AT 07/2035Z and 07/2158Z.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 07/2158Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL180 MOVING NE ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM
SATELLITE DATA. 
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED THE PRESENCE OF
VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO TO FL180 AT 2035Z AND MOVING N/NE.
A SECOND REPORT WAS MADE AT 2158Z OF ASH FL165. NO SPEED WAS
GIVEN WITH EITHER REPORT, HOWEVER WINDS UP TO FL200 ARE LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS. NEITHER OF THESE EVENTS WERE SEEN IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 2215Z. 
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NEXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES. 
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