FVXX21 KWBC 011745
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 1745 UTC 01 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-130         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...06 UTC
AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: A FEW SMALL ERUPTIONS FROM LAST NIGHT PRODUCING
STEAM AND A LITTLE ASH MIXED IN.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT TUNGURAHUA
HAS BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET THIS MORNING WITH NO EXPLOSIONS OR ASH
EMISSIONS. THE LAST ERUPTIONS NOTED WERE FROM LAST NIGHT AND THEY
PRODUCED MAINLY STEAM WITH PERHAPS A LITTLE ASH MIXED IN.
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NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1645 UTC. HOWEVER
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS AT ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEVEL COVERS THE VOLCANO
AND SURROUNDING AREAS MAKING ASH DETECTION NEAR THE SUMMIT LEVEL
DIFFICULT. 
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TRAJECTORY: NIL
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS 
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST WARNING STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. THE
NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE A WATCH WHICH WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1730 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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