FVXX20 KWBC 191603
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003DEC19/1600Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)          

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/622

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET.  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS
                         
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 19/1545Z 

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.
WINDS FL100/260 MOVING TO SW 10-15 KNOTS.
                              
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL  
FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL

REMARKS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OBSERVED A VOLCANIC ASH
CLOUD OVER THE VOLCANO AT 1516Z.  EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER
PRECLUDED THE DETECTION OF ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
1545Z.  TURK

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003DEC19/2200Z.    

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