FVXX20 KWBC 020408 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003DEC02/0400Z VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/556

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. AVN MODEL WINDS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS
                         
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 02/0315Z
               
OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.
WINDS FL100/240 VARIABLE 5 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+12H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD+18H: NOT AVBL

REMARKS: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO
EXTENSIVE CLOUDS HOWEVER IN OCCASIONAL BREAKS A HOT SPOT CAN
BE DETECTED. MODEL WINDS THROUGH FL240 ARE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE EVENING REPORT STATES
THAT THOUGH CLOUD COVERED THE VOLCANO IS KNOW TO BE ACTIVE
DUE TO SEISMIC ACTIVITY AND EXPLOSIVE NOISES.  
 
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003DEC02/1000Z.
                                        
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