FVXX23 KNES 282225
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20070228/2225Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128 W07826   AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2007/026

INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL MWO. GOES-12. GFS
WINDS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: LIGHT ASH EMISSIONS.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 28/2145Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL165 6NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
S0117 W07839 - S0128 W07827. ASH IS MOVING NW
10-15 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 01/0400Z SFC/FL165 6NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN S0123 W07844 - S0128 W07827. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 01/1000Z SFC/FL165 6NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN S0125 W07844 - S0127 W07828. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 01/1600Z SFC/FL165 6NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN S0125 W07845 - S0128 W07828. 

REMARKS: CLOUDS ARE COVERING THE REGION AROUND
THE VOLCANO AND IS MAKING ASH PLUME DETECTION
DIFFICULT IN THE VISIBLE IMAGERY.  HOWEVER,
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY SHOWS AN INDEFINITE 6 NMI
WIDE PLUME EXTENDING ABOUT 11 NMI TO THE
NORTHWEST.  A HOTSPOT CAN BE OBSERVED IN THE
2145Z IMAGERY.  MODEL WINDS SUGGEST SOME SHIFT TO
THE WEST DURING THE NEXT 6-12 HOURS. ...BALDWIN

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20070301/0430Z

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