FVXX21 KWBC 080400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0400 UTC 08 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-159         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 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED
IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...QUAYAQUIL MWO...12 HOUR
WIND FORECAST FROM THE 1800 UTC AVN MODEL
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0245 UTC SHOWED EXTENSIVE
MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE SUMMIT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA MAKING THE
DETECTION OF ASH BELOW THE CLOUD DECK IMPOSSIBLE.  THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE LAST REPORTED ASH REACHING FL240 AT 2118 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL STILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1000 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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