FVXX21 KWBC 091315
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1315 UTC 09 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-166         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...06 HOUR WIND FORECAST
FROM THE 0600 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1245 UTC INDICATED AN
ASH PLUME TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. CLEAR SKIES HAVE GIVEN AN
UNOBSCURED VIEW OF THE SUMMIT THIS MORNING.  THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE HAS REPORTED CONTINUOUS ASH EMISSIONS AND A PERMANENT ASH
CLOUD NEAR THE SUMMIT SINCE EARLY YESTERDAY.
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THE ASH PLUME EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST 57 KM (31
NMI) TO THE POINT 0151S7848W AND IS 11 KM (6 NMI) WIDE.  THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED AT FL200.   
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 15-20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/1900 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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CLARK/RUMINSKI/KARST
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"