FVXX20 KWBC 222353
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003DEC22/2345Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

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

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/636

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET.  
 
ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS.
                         
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 22/2315Z.

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL240 10 NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN S0128W07826
- S0117W07858 MOVING NW 10-15 KNOTS                         
     
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL  
FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL

REMARKS: VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 2315Z SHOWED A NARROW PLUME
OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE PLUME IS APPROXIMATLEY 30 NM FROM THE SUMMIT. THE ASH
IS ESTIMATED AT FL240.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003DEC23/0600Z.

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