FVXX21 KWBC 301753
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002DEC30/1753Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826 AREA: ECUADOR
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/539
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET.
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 30/1644Z.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 30/1715Z.
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL200 6 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING BETWEEN
S0128W07826 S0127W07838. ASH IS MOVING W 5-10 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
REMARKS: A SIGMET FROM GUAYAQUIL MWO CITED A PILOT REPORT OF ASH
TO FL165 AT 1644Z. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1715Z INDICATED A
NARROW ASH PLUME EXTENDED TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY 12 NM TO THE
WEST OF THE SUMMIT. ASH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR FL200. TURK
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002DEC31/0000Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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