FVXX20 KWBC 172026 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003JUN17/2030Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) 

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/096
 
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. 
GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS STARTING AT 06/2000Z.
 
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 17/1945Z
 
OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
FL100/FL250 MOVING W 10-20 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS
 
REMARKS: EXTENSIVE WEATHER CLOUDS ARE HINDERING ASH DETECTION BY
SATELLITE AND THEREFORE NO ASH IS SEEN IN IMAGERY THROUGH 1945Z.
THE MOST RECENT KNOWN ASH OBSERVATION WAS BY THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE THAT REPORTED ASH GOING INTO CLOUDS AT 1145Z.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003JUN18/0230Z.

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