FVXX20 KWBC 261300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002OCT26/1300Z 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: 2002/503
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. GFS
MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH OBSERVED AT 26/1215Z.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 22/1215Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL265 3 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH EXTENDING FROM
S0128W07826 S0136W07833. ASH IS MOVING SW AT 15 KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED A NARROW PLUME EXTENDING
APPROXIMATELY 10 NM TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE INDICATED THAT THE PLUME CONSISTED OF ASH
AND WATER VAPOR. TURK
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002OCT26/1900Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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