FVXX21 KWBC 050700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0700 UTC 05 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-019         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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
AVIATION MODEL FORECAST DATA. 05/0000 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: NO ASH WAS DETECTED IN THE LATEST INFRARED IMAGERY
AT 05/0615 UTC BECAUSE OF CLOUD COVER. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR WINDS BETWEEN FL300 AND FL350 RANGE FROM LIGHT
AND VARIABLE TO SOUTHWEST (ASH MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST) AT 10 TO 15
KT.
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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 AND VAFTAD.
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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 05/1300 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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BROWN/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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