FVXX20 KWBC 071242
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003OCT07/1300Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826 AREA: ECUADOR
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/335
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET.
ERUPTION DETAILS: SERIES OF EMISSIONS STARTING AT 21/2345Z
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 07/1145Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: FL200/270 S0128W07826 S0128W07833 S0111W07836
S0103W07821 S0107W07815 S0114W07819 S0121W07826 S0128W07826.
ASH IS MOVING N 5-10 KNOTS. WINDS FL100/180 MOVING W 5-10
KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
REMARKS: A WELL DEFINED PLUMED CAN BE SEEN IN 07/1145Z
MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY MOVING NORTH AND EXTENDING AROUND 30
NM FROM THE SUMMIT. THIS EXHALATION SEEMS TO BE STRONGER
THAN RECENT ACTIVITY DUE TO THE STRONG PRESENCE OF ASH SEEN
IN MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THE VOLCANO AND ADVISE AS NEEDED.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003OCT07/1900Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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