FVXX21 KWBC 090730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0730 UTC 09 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-165         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...GUAYAQUIL MWO...06 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 0645 UTC DID NOT SHOW ANY
ASH AND ONLY SCATTERED CLOUDS OVER THE SUMMIT AND SURROUNDING
VICINITY.  AN INTERMITTENT HOT SPOT HAD BEEN SEEN EARLIER TONIGHT
IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  THE LAST SURFACE OBSERVATION OF ASH CAME
AT 08/2000 UTC FROM COTOPAXI BUT ASH WAS OBSERVED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY AS RECENTLY AS 0045 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: NIL.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/1330 UTC OR SOONER IF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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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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