FVXX21 KWBC 061630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1625 UTC 06 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-026         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. 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 1545 UTC SHOWS A NEW 25 KM
(13 NMI) LONG ASH PLUME FROM 0127S 7822W TO 0140S 7818W.  THIS ASH
IS 10 KM (5 NMI) WIDE.  ASH HEIGHT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE
BUT IS ROUGHLY ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL350.  ANOTHER FAINTER AREA OF
ASH IS BOUNDED BY 0119S 7814W TO 0112S 7806W TO 0120S 7802W.  THIS
ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL300.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL350 IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT LESS THAN
15 KNOTS AND ASH UP TO FL300 IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST 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 06/2230 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" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"