FVXX21 KWBC 061500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1445 UTC 06 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-025 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. GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. UPPER AIR WIND
MEASUREMENTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. 06 UTC AVIATION MODEL
WIND FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1415 UTC SHOWS ASH BOUNDED
BY 0128S 7827W TO 0113S 7817W TO 0124S 7807W. ASH HEIGHT IS
ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL320.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST AT LESS THAN 15
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 AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/2100 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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HUGHES/CLARK/STREETT
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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