FVXX21 KWBC 132330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2330 UTC 13 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-052        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 DATA FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM...POSSIBLY
SOME STRONGER EXPLOSIONS...
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 13/2245 UTC DOES NOT
DETECT ANY CURRENT ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS FROM THE VOLCANO. 
HOWEVER CLOUDS COVER THE AREA AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY ASH
DETECTION DIFFICULT. ADDITONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM MAY OCCUR
AT ANY TIME SINCE THE VOLCANO REMAINS UNSTABLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AND STEAM FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL240 WOULD MOVE TO THE
SOUTH-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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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 14/0530 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST
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