FVXX21 KWBC 051235
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 1235 UTC 05 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-147         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...MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED
IMAGERY...12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 05/0000 UTC AVIATION
MODEL...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...GUAYAQUIL MWO
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM...
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY AS OF 05/1145 UTC REVEALS AN ASH
AND STEAM PLUME LEAVING THE SUMMIT AND PUSHING OFF TO THE WEST.
THERE HAS ALSO BEEN RECENT CONFIRMATION OF THIS ASH THROUGH AN
AIRCRAFT REPORT AS REPORTED BY THE GUAYAQUIL MWO. THE ASH
HAS NOW BEEN REPORTED TO BE REACHING FL180.
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AT 05/1145 UTC THE ASH AND STEAM PLUME EXTENDS 22 KM (12 NMI) FROM
THE SUMMIT TO THE POINT 0128S7838W. THE PLUME IS NOTED TO BE ONLY 3
KM (2 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/1830 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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ORRISON/TURK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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