FVXX21 KWBC 042330 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002NOV04/2330Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: REVENTADOR   1502-01
LOCATION: S0004W07739    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 12139 FT (3700M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/009
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WIND FORECAST. VAFTAD
FORECAST. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM QUITO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION SINCE 03/1245Z.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 04/2245Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL550 N0114W6903 N0018W6744 S0153W7033 S0017W7351
S0005W7045 MOVING E 30 KNOTS. SFC/FL350 N0138W8257 N0039W7927
S0155W8337 S0024W8834 N0104W8647 MOVING W 35 KNOTS. SFC/FL300
N0035W8206 N0033W7959 S0131W8307 S0046W8526 N0031W8244 MOVING SE 5
KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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REMARKS: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 2245Z INDICATE TWO SEPARATE ASH
CLOUDS. A THIN AREA OF ASH IS LOCATED OVER SOUTH COLOMBIA AND
NORTHERN BRAZIL MOVING EASTWARD ESTIMATED TO FL550. A THICKER ASH
CLOUD IS OBSERVED MOVING WEST OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN TOWARDS THE
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. THIS CLOUD IS ESTIMATED TO BE TO FL350. A NEARLY
STATIONARY AREA OF THICK ASH TO FL300 IS OBSERVED OVER THE PACIFIC
OFF OF THE COAST OF ECUADOR. ASH MAY EXIST OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES
DESCRIBED ABOVE. NO ASH CAN BE DETECTED AROUND THE VOLCANO HOWEVER
ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF ASH CONTINUE FROM QUITO. ANALYST: HUGHES.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002NOV05/0530Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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