FVXX20 KWBC 181830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002APR18/1830Z   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: 2002/216
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY.  GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH AND STEAM.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 18/1745Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.  WINDS
FL100/220 MOVING W 10-15 KNOTS
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS. 
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REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 18/1745Z
DUE TO WEATHER CLOUDS OVER THE AREA.  AT 1238Z THERE WAS AN
AIRCRAFT REPORT OF WESTWARD MOVING ASH FL180/FL220.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002APR19/0030Z. 
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