FVXX21 KWBC 091500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1500 UTC 09 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-167         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 THROUGH 1445UTC SHOWS A
LARGE NEW ERUPTION OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST OF THE
SUMMIT. THE HEIGHT IS ESTIMATED AT FL350.
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ANOTHER MESSAGE WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY WITH A GRAHPIC.   
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL350 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 15-20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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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/KARST
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