FVXX21 KWBC 151700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1650 UTC 15 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-195         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 IMAGERY.  12 HOUR
AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST FROM 15/0600 UTC. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: PERIODIC ERUPTIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH:  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1515 UTC SHOWS AN ASH
PLUME DETACHED FROM THE SUMMIT.  THE ASH IS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE
SUMMIT.  THE DETACHED AREA OF ASH IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS
0138S7839W 0138S7852W 0147S7856W 0148S7843W AND IS ESTIMATED BETWEEN
FL200 AND FL260.     
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN FL200 AND FL300 WOULD MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST
AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/2300 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/CLARK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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