FVXX20 KWBC 192305
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003DEC19/2235Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)          

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/623

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS
                         
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 19/2145Z 

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 EVENING REPORT STATES
CONTINUED SEISMIC ACTIVITY AT THE VOLCANO THAT WOULD
INDICATED OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS HOWEVER DUE TO CLOUDS THEY
CAN NOT SEE THE EMISSION. EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER ALSO
PRECLUDES DETECTION OF ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. 

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003DEC19/0430Z.    

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