FVXX20 KWBC 101600
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG10/1600Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S 7826W AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/154
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. 06 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE
10/1200Z AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ERUPTION SINCE AT LEAST 06/1203Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 10/1515Z CONTINUES
TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT.
THIS AREA OF ASH IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 0128S 7826W TO
0024S 7934W TO 0020S 8104W TO 0107S 8230W TO 0236S 8222W TO 0246S
7935W TO 0128S 7826W.
WITHIN THIS AREA IS A THICKER AREA OF ASH BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING
POINTS: 0130S 7840W TO 0050S 7931W TO 0106S 8045W TO 0147S 8044W TO
0149S 7912W TO 0130S 7840W.
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THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THE ASH IS UP TO FL300.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL300 IS MOVING TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 30 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/2200Z.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES OFTEN
ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT
INTERNET URL ADDRESS
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST/STREETT
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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