FVXX21 KWBC 301835
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 1835 UTC 30 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-122         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: GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...GOES-8
VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY...1200 UTC AVN
MODEL FORECAST WINDS.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 1600 UTC AS REPORTED BY THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 30/1745 UTC SHOWED
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS AROUND THE VOLCANO WHICH HAS OBSCURED DETECTION
OF THE ERUPTION. THE INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE ASH
REACHED TO FL330 AND MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHWEST.
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TRAJECTORY: MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS BASED ON
AVN MODEL FORECAST WIND SPEEDS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS 
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 31/0030 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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RUMINSKI
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