FVXXQ0 KWBC 271400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003AUG27/1400z VAAC: WASHINGTON
 
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/174

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. DMSP IMAGERY. GFS MODEL
WINDS

FORECAST. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET

ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH ERUPTION STARTED AT 20/1745z.

OSS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/1245z.

OBS ASH CLOUD: FL1OO/270 S0128W07826 S0128W07826 S0043WO7849
S0058W08056 S0157W08031 S0136W07922 MOVING WEST 15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.

REMARKS: AFWA FOR WASHINGTON VAAC. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
27/1245Z SHOWS A LARGE AREA OF THIN ASH TO THE WEST OF THE
VOLCANO.  

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED By 2003AUG27/2000z

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