FVXX21 KWBC 111250
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1250 UTC 11 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-176         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. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF ASH AND STEAM
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES8 MULTISPECTRAL AND VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215
UTC SHOWS A FAINT NARROW PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0143S
7820W TO 0154S 7806E. THE PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 35 NMI LONG AND 5-10 NMI WIDE AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 KNOTS. 
LATEST LOCAL AIRCRAFT REPORT HEIGHT AT FL180.
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TRAJECTORY: SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 11/1900 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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SCHWARTZ
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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