FVXX21 KWBC 310025
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 0025 UTC 31 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-123         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 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 30/2345 UTC SHOWED
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS AROUND THE VOLCANO WHICH HAS HINDERED THE
DETECTION OF ASH. THE INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH TO FL330 MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST.
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TRAJECTORY: MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS 
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 31/0630 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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BROWN
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