FVXX20 KWBC 262327
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003OCT26/2330Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
 
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/417

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED ASH AND STEAM EXHALATIONS.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 26/2245Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA 
WINDS FL100/240 MOVING NW 10-15 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS

REMARKS: A VERY THIN AND NARROW PLUME WAS VISIBLE IN THE
1915Z IMAGE EXTENDING ABOUT 15 NM WEST NORTHWEST OF THE
VOLCANO. ASH IS NO LONGER VISIBLE IN SATELLITE DATA THROUGH
26/2245Z DUE TO EXTENSIVE WEATHER CLOUDS. 

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003OCT27/0530Z.

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