FVXX20 KWBC 231655
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002FEB23/1655Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S7826W    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M).
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/089
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH OBSERVED AT 23/1602Z.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/1602Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: FL/UNK MOVING SW 5-15 KNOTS ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE
FROM SATELLITE DATA.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED A PROBABLE ASH CLOUD
OF UNKNOWN HEIGHT AT 1602Z AND MOVING WSW.  EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS
PRECLUDED THE DETECTION OF ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1615Z. 
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002FEB23/2300Z.
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