FVXX20 KWBC 182336 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003OCT18/2330Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
 
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/384

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET.

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED ASH AND STEAM EXHALATIONS.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 18/2245Z

OBS ASH CLOUD:SFC/FL250 16 NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN S0128W07826
S0208W07748. ASH IS MOVING SE 25-30 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS

REMARKS: AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT CAN BE DETECTED AND IN THE
LAST VISIBLE IMAGERY OF THE DAY AND IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY
A PLUME CAN BE SEEN MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM THE SUMMIT. A
AIRCRAFT REPORT AROUND 21Z ESTIMATED THE HEIGHT TO AROUND
FL250.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003OCT19/0530Z.
 
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