FVXX21 KWBC 201330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1330 UTC 20 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-080         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...1200 UTC DATA PROVIDED BY THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN
QUITE...SIGMET FROM GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM...
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES 8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1245 UTC
SHOWED EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE VOLCANO AND THE
SURROUNDING VICINITY MAKING ASH DETECTION BELOW THE CLOUD DECK
IMPOSSIBLE.  THE LATEST SIGMET FROM THE GUAYAQUIL MWO INDICATED A
PILOT OBSERVED ASH TO FL220 AT 1200 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 20/1930 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/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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