FVXX21 KWBC 181030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1030 UTC 18 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-070        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. 
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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 18/0945 HOWEVER EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE
VOLCANO HAS MADE THE DETECTION OF ASH BELOW THE CLOUD DECK
IMPOSSIBLE.
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TRAJECTORY: NIL.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/1630 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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TURK
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