FVXX21 KWBC 101900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1900 UTC 10 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-173         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 AND MULTISPECTRAL AND
INFRARED IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...WIND FORECASTS
FROM THE 1200 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW ERUPTION AT 10/1145 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1745 UTC SHOWS ASH FROM THE
1145 UTC ERUPTION MOVING TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST. THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED AT FL230 BASED ON A REPORT FROM THE INSTITUTE IN QUITO. 
THE ASH IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 0128S 7828W TO  0129S
7849W TO  0140S 7848W TO 0136S 7831W TO 0128S 7828W. THE LEADING
EDGE OF THE PLUME IS AT 47 KM (25 NMI) TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE
SUMMIT.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL230 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST
AT 10KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 11/0100 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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KARST/RENKEVENS
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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