FVXX21 KWBC 072215
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2215 UTC 07 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-158         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...QUAYAQUIL MWO
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
AS OF 07/2145 UTC SHOW THAT THERE IS A CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND
STEAM LEAVING THE SUMMIT. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE HAS JUST
REPORTED THROUGH THE GUAYAQUIL MWO THAT THERE IS ASH REACHING FL240.
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AS OF 07/2145 UTC THE ASH IS NOTED TO BE EXTENDING 36 KM (19 NMI)
FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE POINT 0121S7845W. THE PLUME IS 13 KM (7 NMI)
WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AND STEAM REACHING FL240 IS MOVING TO THE WEST
NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL STILL BE ISSUED BY 08/0400 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
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"