FVXX20 KWBC 051204
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY                        
ISSUED: 2003NOV05/1200Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
 
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
                                                       
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/457

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND STEAM EXHALATIONS

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 05/1145Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL250 15 NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN S0128W07826
S0139W07911. ASH IS MOVING SW 5-15 KNOTS.
                                             
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD

REMARKS: VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS A WELL DEFINED PLUME OF ASH
EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM THE SUMMIT. THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE ASH IS APPROXIMATELY 45NM FROM THE SUMMIT. THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED AT FL250.
               
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003NOV05/1800Z.            

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"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"