FVXX21 KWBC 152230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2230 UTC 15 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-060        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.
6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 15/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM WITH
OCCASIONAL EXPLOSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 15/2115 UTC SHOWS AN ASH
PLUME EXTENDING MAINLY TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. 
THE PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 80KM IN LENGTH AND 20KM WIDE.  THE PLUME
IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 0127S7827W 0111S7809W 
0103S7828W  0046S7841W  0111S7845W AND 0117S7825W.  HEIGHT IS
ESTIMATED TO BE FL250.  
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TRAJECTORY: TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/0430 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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