FVXX21 KWBC 181630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1630 UTC 18 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-071         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. 18/0600 UTC AVN MODEL WINDS TO 18/1800 UTC. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LAST ERUPTION AROUND 17/0115 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1545 UTC DOES NOT SHOW ANY
SIGNS OF ASH AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE EXTENSIVE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE
REGION MAKING ANY DETECTION OF LOW OR MID LEVEL ASH IMPOSSIBLE.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR BELOW FL300 TO
MOVE WEST AT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/2230 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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HUGHES/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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