FVXX20 KWBC 232345
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002SEP23/2345Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON 
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/457
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET. LOCAL SURFACE OBSERVATIONS.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EXHALATION AT 23/1908Z TO FL230
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/2145Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
FL100/FL230 MOVING SW 15KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: AS OF 23/2315Z ASH HAD BECOME TO THIN TO BE DETECTED. 
PREVIOUS VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 2145Z SHOWED A THIN PLUME TO THE WEST
SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. PREVIOUS MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AT 2245
SHOWED A FAINT PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO S0154WO7915
WITH MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 30KM.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/0530Z.
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