FVXX20 KWBC 271613 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003DEC27/1630Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: S0128W07826 AREA: ECUADOR SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/656 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. MODEL WINDS FORECAST. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/1545Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS FL100/200 MOVING TO SW 10-15 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/1545Z DUE TO CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE REGION. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE INDICATES THAT AROUND 1500Z AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED WITH THE VOLCANO AND ASH WAS SENT 1 KM ABOVE THE SUMMIT. THE DIRECTION OF THE ASH WAS SOUTHWEST. AN OCCASIONAL HOTSPOT CAN BE SEEN IN MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ADVISE AS NEEDED.....KIBLER NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003DEC27/2230Z. NNNN