FVXX21 KNES 310526 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 20061031/0526Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: S0128 W07826 AREA: ECUADOR SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2006/677 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 31/0445Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS FL100/FL220 MOVING TO SW 5-15 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 31/1100Z NOT AVBL. FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 31/1700Z NOT AVBL. FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 31/2300Z NOT AVBL. REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER. WIND INFORMATION IS SPARSE AND GLOBAL MODELS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH WIND DIRECTIONS IN ECUADOR FOR A FEW DAYS...THAT THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN ASH MOTION DIRECTION. THOUGH CLOUDS ARE TRACKING SW IN THE MIDLEVELS. ...GALLINA NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20061031/1130Z