FVXX21 KWBC 050530
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002NOV05/0530Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: REVENTADOR 1502-01
LOCATION: S0004W07739 AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 12139 FT (3700M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/010
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WIND FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: POSSIBLE NEAR SUMMIT ACTIVITY.
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 05/0445Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL300 245 NM WIDE AREA OF ASH BETWEEN S0056W09124
S0056W08039 NEARLY STATIONARY.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0445Z INDICATED THAT THE PREVIOUS
THIN HIGH LEVEL ASH LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN COLOMBIA HAS BECOME TO
DIFFUSE TO DETECT. A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF THINNING ASH ESTIMATED
TO FL300 IS OBSERVED OVER THE PACIFIC OFF OF THE COAST OF ECUADOR.
ASH MAY EXIST OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES DESCRIBED ABOVE. NO ASH CAN
BE DETECTED AROUND THE VOLCANO DUE TO WEATHER CLOUDS.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002NOV05/1130Z.
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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