FVXX20 KWBC 042255
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002MAR04/2255Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S7826W    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M).
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/117
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
REPORT. AVN MODEL WINDS FORECAST.   
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH OBSERVED AT 04/1610Z.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 04/1610Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL250 MOVING W 10 KNOTS. ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE
FROM SATELLITE DATA.  
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.
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REMARKS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS ASH OVER THE SUMMIT AT
04/1610Z. CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2215Z SHOWS SOME
CLOUDINESS TO THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO BUT WITH SOME BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS. NO ASH IS SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.  ANALYST..RUMINSKI
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002MAR05/0500Z.
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