FVXX21 KWBC 091630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1630 UTC 09 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-038        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.  REPORTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.  12 HOUR WIND
FORECAST FROM 09/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS...
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DETAILS OF ASH:  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 09/1545 UTC SHOWS AN ASH
PLUME EXTENDING NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT.  THE PLUME IS 45KM
(24NMI) IN LENGTH AND 10KM (5NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDS TO THE POINT
0117S7846W.  HEIGHT OF ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 15KTS.
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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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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/2230 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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WALTER/RUMINSKI/STREET
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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