FVXX20 KWBC 052130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003SEP05/2130Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
 
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/216

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ERUPTION SINCE 20AUG/1745Z.  
                                            
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 05/2045Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL230 5 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH BETWEEN
S0128W07826 S0130W07845. ASH IS MOVING W 15-20 KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS.

REMARKS: THE WEATHER CLOUDS HAVE BEGUN TO DISSIPATE NEAR THE
SUMMIT AND MOST RECENT VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS AN ASH CLOUD
THAT IS ABOUT 5 NM WIDE AND EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE
WEST ABOUT 16 NM. OBSERVERS ESTIMATED THE ASH CLOUDS HEIGHT
TO BE UP TO FL230...GALLINA
  
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003SEP06/0330Z.

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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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