FVXX21 KWBC 171500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1500 UTC 17 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-203         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..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.  6 HOUR FORECAST
FROM THE 17/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: PERIODIC ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 17/1415 UTC SHOWS EXTENSIVE
HIGH CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT. 
THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE DID HOWEVER REPORT ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT
17/1035 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL270 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
20KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/2100 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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WALTER
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