FVXX20 KWBC 181223 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2003OCT18/1230Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
 
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W07826    AREA: ECUADOR
 
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/382

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS
FORECAST.

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED ASH AND STEAM EXHALATIONS.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 18/1145Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL220 10 NM WIDE LINE OF ASH BETWEEN
S0128W07826 S0200W07821 MOVING S 10-15 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS

REMARKS: A HOT SPOT CAN BE SEEN ON MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS A NARROW PLUME OF ASH MOVING TO THE
SOUTH OF THE VOLCANO. THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO FL220. THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 35 NM FROM THE
SUMMIT.

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003OCT18/1830Z.
 
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