FVXX20 KWBC 260522 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003OCT26/0530Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: S0128W07826 AREA: ECUADOR SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/414 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED ASH AND STEAM EXHALATIONS. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 26/0445Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS FL100/240 MOVING W 10-15 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 26/0445Z INDICATES A POSSIBLE ASH AND STEAM PLUME MOVING WEST FROM THE SUMMIT. ACTIVITY EARLIER IN THE DAY SHOWED A PLUME MOVING WEST FROM THE VOLCANO TO AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF 23000 FEET. A HOTSPOT CAN BE DETECTED IN MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE VOLCANO AND ADVISE AS NEEDED....KIBLER NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003OCT26/1130Z. NNNN