FVXX21 KWBC 161030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1030 UTC 16 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-062        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...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM WITH SOME 
POSSIBLE EXPLOSIONS...
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE LATEST INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGES THROUGH 16/0915 UTC DO NOT SHOW ANY AREAS OF ASH OR STEAM AND
IT HAS NOW BEEN ABOUT 8 HOURS SINCE ANY HAS BEEN SEEN. THEREFORE IT
WOULD APPEAR THAT THE VOLCANO HAS FOR NOW AT LEAST BECOME MORE
TRANQUIL. THERE IS STILL A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUDINESS LEFT OVER FROM
EARLIER SHOWER ACTIVITY AND SO ANY EMISSIONS WILL LIKELY AGAIN BE
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CLOUD DECKS. THIS WOULD ALSO MAKE IT HARD TO
DETAIL IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. ANY CURRENT ASH IS BELIEVED TO BE NO
HIGHER THAN FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AND STEAM TO FL250 SHOULD MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/1630 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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ORRISON
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