FVXX21 KWBC 092130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2130 UTC 09 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-169         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 AND 12 HOUR WIND
FORECASTS FROM THE 1200 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW LARGE ERUPTION STARTED AT 1245 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2045 UTC SHOWS A
THIN PLUME NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT.  THIS PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 8
KM WIDE AND EXTENDS 46 KM FROM THE SUMMIT TO 115S 07847W. AT THIS
POINT THE PLUME BECOMES OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. BASED ON THE SOUNDINGS
THE HEIGHT IS ESTIMATED BETWEEN FL250 TO FL350.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN FL200 AND FL350 IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 10/0330 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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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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