FVXX20 KWBC 060510
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG06/0510Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S 7826W AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/134
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. GOES-8
VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. SIX HOUR WIND
FORECAST FROM THE 05/1800Z AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: A NEW SIGMET FROM THE GUAYAQUIL MWO INDICATES THAT
THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH OVER THE SUMMIT AT 05/0457Z
TO FL180.
DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES 8 MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
06/0445Z SHOWS A POSSIBLE ASH PLUME FROM THE PREVIOUS ERUPTION ABOUT
100 NMI LONG AND 10 NMI WIDE EXTENDING FROM ABOUT 0135S 7855W TO
0155S 7950W TO 0239S 0832W, THIS ASH WAS EARLIER ESTIMATED AT FL410.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL410 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 10
KNOTS. ASH AT FL180 WOULD MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1130Z.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES OFTEN
ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT
INTERNET URL ADDRESS
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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