FVXX20 KNES 170856
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20060817/0855Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128 W07826   AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/547

INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL MWO. GOES-12. GFS
WINDS. GEOPHYSICAL INST. VAFTAD. GOES-11.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION BEGAN AT 1900Z.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 17/0815Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL420 S0010 W07954 - S0041
W07905 - S0123 W07826 - S0131 W07828 - S0152
W08054 - S0033 W08118 - S0010 W07954 MOVING W
10-15 KNOTS. FL400/FL500 S0037 W07855 - S0051
W07725 - S0138 W07714 - S0228 W07753 - S0257
W07905 - S0124 W07953 - S0037 W07855 MOVING N 0
KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 17/1430Z SFC/FL460 N0002
W08232 - S0041 W07921 - S0219 W07913 - S0208
W08208 - N0002 W08232 FL400/FL500 S0028 W08056 -
S0112 W07625 - S0302 W07617 - S0346 W08040 -
S0028 W08056 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 17/2030Z SFC/FL350 S0006
W08455 - S0140 W07942 - S0256 W07938 - S0307
W08456 - S0006 W08455 FL400/FL500 S0046 W08208 -
S0142 W07530 - S0435 W07517 - S0416 W08236 -
S0046 W08208 

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 18/0230Z SFC/FL350 N0027
W08632 - S0125 W07923 - S0300 W07943 - S0322
W08617 - N0027 W08632 FL350/FL450 S0239 W08038 -
S0347 W07405 - S0549 W07342 - S0549 W08225 -
S0239 W08038 

REMARKS: FURTHER ANALYSIS OF SATELLITE IMAGERY
AND COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS ERUPTIONS INDICATES
THAT THE CLOUD OVER THE VOLCANO MAY IN FACT BE
ASH WITH THE NEW ERUPTION BEGINING AROUND 0400Z.
BASED UPON FORECAST SOUNDING THE PLUME MAY BE UP
TO FL500.
PLEASE NOTE... PREVIOUS VAA SHOULD HAVE BEEN
ADVISORY 546. ...MERCKLE

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20060817/1500Z

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