FVXX20 KWBC 261404
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2004MAR26/1400Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
                              
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
                                   
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2004/152

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OBSERVED AT 26/1145Z        

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 26/1315Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL250 4 NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN S0128W07826
- S0124W07834.  ASH IS MOVING NW 5-10 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL

FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL

FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL

REMARKS: VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGEST
THAT AN ERUPTION OF TUNGURAHUA BEGAN AROUND 1130Z AND HAS
CONTINUED THROUGH 1315Z WHEN A NARROW ASH PLUME EXTENDED
APPROXIMATELY 9 NM TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT.  TURK

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2004MAR26/2000Z.            

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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