FVXX21 KWBC 121230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1230 UTC 12 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-180         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. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM
THE 12/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF ASH AND STEAM
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 1145 UTC SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING
FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE SOUTHWEST FOR 70 KM (38 NMI) TO POINT 0137S
7902W.  THE PLUME WAS 7 KM WIDE (4 NMI) AND WAS ESTIMATED AT FL220.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 12/1830 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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TURK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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