FVXX20 KWBC 051518 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003SEP05/1515Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: S0128W07826 AREA: ECUADOR SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/214 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ERUPTION SINCE 20AUG/1745Z. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 05/1315Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS FL100/210 MOVING W 15-20 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: THIS MESSAGE IS TO REPORT THAT WE ARE GOING TO END VAFTAD SUPPORT FOR THIS VOLCANO. THE OUTPUT HAS NOT BEEN VERIFYING... SINCE AT 12 AND 24 HOURS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WE HAVE NOT DETECTED ASH OFF THE WEST COAST OF ECUADOR AS THE MODEL PREDICTS. WE WILL BEGIN SUPPORT AGAIN IF A STRONGER ERUPTION OCCURS. ONE CAN STILL LOOK AT THE HYPOTHETICAL VAFTAD OUTPUT FOR THIS AND OTHER VOLCANOS AT HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/READY-BIN/VAFTADTST.PL (ALL IN LOWER CASE) NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003SEP05/2000Z. NNNN