FVXX20 KWBC 162342
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003OCT17/0000Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
 
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/375

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET 

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED ASH AND GAS EMISSIONS.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/2315Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.
WINDS FL100/250 MOVING NW 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS

REMARKS: ASH IS NO LONGER VISIBLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. AN
OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT HAS BEEN DETECTED IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY.
THE LAST OBSERVATION OF ASH FROM THE INSTITUTE WAS AT 1637Z. 
 

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003OCT17/0600Z
 
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