FVXX20 KWBC 091600
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG09/1600Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S 7826W    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/150
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY. SIX HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 09/1200Z AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ERUPTION SINCE AT LEAST 06/1203Z.  
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 09/1515Z SHOWS A
CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO. THE 
ASH IS ESTIMATED BETWEEN FL260 AND FL300. THE ASH IS BOUNDED BY THE
FOLLOWING POINTS: 0129S 7826W TO 0019S 7959W TO 0026S 8037W TO 0101S
8104W TO 0106S 8226W TO 0145S 8227W TO 0145S 7911W TO 0129S 7826W.
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WITHIN THIS AREA IS AN AREA OF THICKER ASH BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING
POINTS: 0124S 7850W TO 0101S 8000W TO 0123S 8005W TO 0130S 7855W TO
0124S 7850W.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL300 IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 30 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/2200Z.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES OFTEN
ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT
INTERNET URL ADDRESS   
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST/STREETT
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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