FVXX21 KWBC 051840
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 1840 UTC 05 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-148         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...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 05/1815 UTC SHOWS AN ASH AND
STEAM PLUME CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE WEST FROM THE SUMMIT. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE INDICATES ASH REACHING FL220 AS REPORTED BY
THE GUAYAQUIL MWO.
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AT 05/1815 UTC THE ASH AND STEAM PLUME EXTENDS 42 KM (23 NMI) FROM
THE SUMMIT TO THE POINT 0127S7849W. THE PLUME IS NOTED TO BE 10 KM
(5 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/0030 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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ORRISON/TURK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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