FVXX21 KWBC 150000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0000 UTC 15 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-056        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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
UPPER AIR DATA AND REPORTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.  6 HOUR
WIND FORECAST FROM THE 14/1800 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM...
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 14/2315 UTC INDICATES
SHOWS A CONTINUATION OF ASH NEAR AND AROUND THE SUMMIT.  CURRENTLY
ASH EXTENDS 14KM TO THE NORTH..19KM TO THE WEST AND 17KM TO THE
SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT.  ASH IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING
POINTS: 0137S7830W 0129S7824W 0120S7827W 0125S7836W AND 0127S7829W. 
BASED ON PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE AND
CURRENT PILOT AND SURFACE REPORTS THE ASH IS BELIEVED TO BE AT
FL260.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL260 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 10 KT. 
NOTE: WINDS ARE BASICALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE UP TO FL350 SO ERRATIC
MOVEMENT OF THE ASH IS TO BE EXPECTED. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0600 UTC.
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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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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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WALTER
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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