FVXX20 KWBC 121600
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG12/1600Z   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: 2001/162
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY.  12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE
12/0600Z AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION SINCE 06/1203Z.  
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD:  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 12/1445Z CONTINUES
TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF ASH SPREADING TO THE WEST AWAY FROM THE
SUMMIT.  
THIS AREA OF ASH IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 0126S 7823W
TO 0135S 8111W TO 0206S 8106W TO 0200S 7948W TO 0135S 7824W TO 0126S
7823W. THE ASH APPEARS TO BE LESS DENSE THAN IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. 
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ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THE ASH IS UP TO FL300.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL300 WILL MOVE WEST AT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 12/2200Z.
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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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