FVXX20 KWBC 221843 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2004JAN22/1900Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: S0128W07826 AREA: ECUADOR SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2004/078 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET. UKMET WIND FORECAST. ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND GAS EMISSIONS. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 22/1815Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS FL100/200 MOVING TO SE 5 KNOTS. FL200/230 MOVING TO SW 5-10 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL REMARKS: CURRENTLY CLOUDS OBSCURE THE DETECTION OF AN ASH CLOUD...HOWEVER ASH HAS BEEN SEEN EARLIER THIS MORNING. ASH HAS BEEN SEEN FROM NE OF THE SUMMIT THRU SE TO SW THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. THE STRONGEST/MOST DENSE ASH CLOUDS MOVED OFF TO THE SW WHILE LOWER IN THE ATMOSPHERE/WEAKER EXHALATIONS HAVE DRIFTED SLOWLY SE. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR... NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2004JAN23/0100Z. NNNN