FVXX20 KWBC 020354
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003OCT02/0400Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826 AREA: ECUADOR
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/311
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
ERUPTION DETAILS: SERIES OF EMISSIONS STARTING AT 21/2345Z
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 02/0315Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL260 15 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH BETWEEN
S0128W07826 S0106W07856. ASH IS MOVING NW 10 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
REMARKS: MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY SHOWS A NARROW PLUME OF ASH
EXTENDING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE ASH IS APPROXIMATELY 40 NM FROM THE SUMMIT.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003OCT02/1000Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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