FVXX21 KWBC 012310
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 2310 UTC 01 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-132         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: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICE...GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY...12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS FROM THE 1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS AN ERUPTION AT
1805 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE LATEST SIGMET FROM THE GUAYAQUIL MWO INDICATED A
PILOT REPORTED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO TO FL230 AT 2135 UTC MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.  VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2215 UTC
SHOWED THAT CLOUDS HAD BROKEN ENOUGH TO SUGGEST A POSSIBLE PLUME
EXTENDING FROM THE FOR SUMMIT 34 KM (18 NMI) TO THE NORTHWEST TO
POINT 0123S7844W.  THE PLUME WAS 10 KM (5 NMI) WIDE.  THERE WAS NO
EVIDENCE OF ASH FROM THE ERUPTION AT 1805 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/0500 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
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"