FVXX23 KNES 271700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20070227/1659Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2007/020

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING SEISMIC SIGNALS
INDICATIVE OF SMALL EXHALATIONS

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 27/1615Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM
SATELLITE DATA. WINDS FL100/FL210 MOVING TO SW
15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 27/2230Z WINDS FL100/FL210
MOVING TO SW 12-17 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 28/0430Z WINDS FL100/FL210
MOVING TO W 10-15 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 28/1030Z WINDS FL100/FL210
MOVING TO W 5-15 KNOTS.

REMARKS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED AN
ASH CLOUD AT 1347Z THIS MORNING BUT LOW LEVEL
CLOUDS HAVE OBSCURRED THE VOLCANO THROUGHOUT MOST
OF THE DAY MAKING SATELLITE DETECTION IMPOSSIBLE.
 STILL ASH WOULD MOVE SW TO W THROUGHOUT THE
FORECAST PERIOD. ...GALLINA

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20070227/2300Z