FVXX20 KWBC 220800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002MAR22/0800Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S07826W    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M).
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/166
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. AVN MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH CLOUD REPORTED OVER VOLCANO BY GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE AT 21/2025Z.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 22/0221Z.
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OBS ASH CLOUD: WINDS SFC/FL200 MOVING NORTHWEST 5-10 KNOTS. 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 AN ASH CLOUD BETWEEN
FL165 AND FL200 AT 22/02221Z.  ASH HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO CLOUD COVER THROUGH 22/0715Z. THERE WAS
A HOTSPOT NOTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS UP UNTIL 22/0315Z IN BREAKS IN
THE CLOUD COVER BUT CLOUDS ARE NOW TO THICK. 
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002MAR22/1400Z
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