FVXX21 KWBC 140525
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0525 UTC 14 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-053        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 AND REPORTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE...1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL FORECAST SOUNDING DATA...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM...
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 14/0445 UTC INDICATES THAT
TUNGURAHUA IS EMITTING ASH AND STEAM. A CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM
PLUME CAN BE SEEN NOW MAINLY IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND TO A
LESSER EXTENT IN INFRARED PUSHING FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE SOUTHWEST.
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AT 14/0445 UTC THE PLUME EXTENDS 54 KM (29 NMI) WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
THE SUMMIT TO A POINT AT 0131S7855W. THE PLUME IS 24 KM (13 NMI)
WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AND STEAM FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL240 IS MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS WHILE ASH BETWEEN FL240 AND FL300 IS
MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 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.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 14/1130 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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ORRISON
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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