FVXX21 KWBC 141625
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1625 UTC 14 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-190         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.  GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. 6 HOUR WIND
FORECAST FROM THE 14/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ALMOST CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1515 UTC SHOWS A PLUME
OF ASH EXTENDING TO A POINT 0167S7874W SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE
PLUME ESTIMATED TO FL200 IS 10KM (5NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH BETWEEN FL120 AND
FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 14/2230 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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BROWN
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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