FVXX20 KWBC 200430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003DEC20/0430Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)          

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/624

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS
                         
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 20/0345Z 

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.
WINDS FL100/260 MOVING TO SW 5-10 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
INDICATE OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS. EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER OVER
THE REGION MAKES DETECTION OF ANY ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
IMPOSSIBLE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ADVISE AS
NEEDED....KIBLER

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003DEC20/1030Z.    

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