FVXX21 KWBC 180430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0430 UTC 18 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-069        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.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LAST ERUPTION AROUND 17/0115 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH: THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN ASH PLUME IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 18/0345 HOWEVER EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE
VOLCANO HAS MADE THE DETECTION OF ASH BELOW THE CLOUD DECK
IMPOSSIBLE. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN ITS DAILY REPORT FOR MONDAY
INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN ACTIVITY DURING
THE DAY.
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TRAJECTORY: NIL.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/1030 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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