FVXX21 KWBC 031400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1400 UTC 03 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-012         ECUADOR 0128S 7826W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED..AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 03/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
03/1200 UTC UPPER WIND MEASUREMENTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 03/1345 UTC SHOWS A NARROW
BUT FAINT ASH PLUME EXTENDING SOUTHWEST (225 DEG) FROM TUNGURAHUA.
THIS ASH IS LOCATED WITHIN 5 KM (2.5 NMI) EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 65
KM (35 NMI) LONG FROM 012756N 782644W TO 015404N 785135W. THIS ASH
IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT OR BELOW FL230. IT IS PRESENTLY MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANT ASH AT OR BELOW FL320 TO
MOVE SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS 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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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3 2000 AT 0000 UTC... ALL REFERENCES TO LATITUDE
AND LONGITUDE IN VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS WILL BE IN DEGREES
AND MINUTES OF A DEGREE.  EXAMPLE: 16.70N 62.20W  WILL BE 1642N6212W
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/2000 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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HUGHES/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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