FVXX23 KNES 061224 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 20070306/1223Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: S0128 W07826 AREA: ECUADOR SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2007/050 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS. GEOPHYSICAL INST. ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING EMISSION OF ASH AND GASES OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 06/1145Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS FL100/FL270 MOVING TO W -SW 10 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 06/1800Z FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 07/0000Z FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 07/0600Z REMARKS: DUE TO CLOUDS NO PLUME CAN BE SEEN. HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG HOTSPOT DETECTED THROUGH THE CLOUDS FOR THE PAST 5 HOURS. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED AT 1121Z AN ASH CLOUD OVER THE SUMMIT BUT NO HEIGHT WAS GIVEN MOST LIKELY DUE TO OBSCURATION BY CLOUD. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE ANY ASH SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY BECOMING MORE TO THE WEST BY NIGHTFALL. ...SWANSON NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20070306/1830Z