FVXX21 KNES 231923
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2005DEC23/1922Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: GALERAS 1501-08
LOCATION: N0113 W07722   AREA: COLOMBIA

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 14029 FT (4276 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2005/005

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS MODEL WINDS.
PILOT REPORT. USGS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH PLUME OBSERVED AT ABOUT
1300Z.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/1815Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE
DATA. WINDS SFC/FL240 MOVING TO W 15-20 KNOTS.

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 24/0030Z 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 24/0630Z 

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 24/1230Z 

REMARKS: USGS HAS RECEIVED A PILOT REPORT OF AN
ASH PLUME OBSERVED AT ABOUT 1300Z THIS MORNING.
THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT FL240 AND WAS
MOVING TO THE WEST. USGS REPORTS THAT SEISMIC
ACTIVITY AT THE VOLCANO SUGGESTS THAT FURTHER
ERUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER OVER
THE AREA PRECLUDES DETECTION BY SATELLITE.
...RUMINSKI

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2005DEC24/0115Z

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