FVXX20 KNES 161246
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2004SEP16/1246Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: S0128W7826 AREA: ECUADOR
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2004/470
INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL MWO. GOES-12
IMAGERY. UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSIONS BEGAN AROUND 16/1130Z.
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 16/1215Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL230 4NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
S0130W07825 - S0139W07832. ASH IS MOVING SW 10-15
KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: NOT AVBL
FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: NOT AVBL
REMARKS: TWO PILOT REPORTS OF A VOLCANO PLUME HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED UP TO FL230. THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORTS THE PLUME CONTAINS MORE STEAM
THAN ASH. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A HOTSPOT WITH
A FAINT PLUME MOVING SOUTHWEST FROM THE SUMMIT.
...TURK
THIS PRODUCTS HEADER WILL CHANGE FROM KWBC TO KNES
EFFECTIVE OCT 28, 2004.
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2004SEP16/1845Z
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