FVXX20 KWBC 310257
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003AUG31/0300Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826 AREA: ECUADOR
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/189
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST. GUAYAQUIL SIGMET.
ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ERUPTION SINCE 20/1745Z.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 31/0215Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE DATA. WINDS
SFC/FL200 MOVING W 5-10 KNOTS. WINDS FL200/270 MOVING NE 10-
15 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
REMARKS: EXTENSIVE CLOUDS COVER THE AREA. THE LAST REPORT OF
ASH FROM EARLIER TODAY WAS AT FL270.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003AUG31/0900Z.
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