FVXX20 KWBC 181500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002SEP18/1500Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON 
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/440     
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. AVN MODEL WINDS FORECAST.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH OBSERVED AT 18/0818Z.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 18/1415Z.
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OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.  WINDS
FL100/FL240 MOVING W 20 KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 18/1415Z
DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE REGION.  THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE OBSERVED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 0818Z TO FL240.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002SEP18/2100Z.
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