FVXX21 KWBC 181325
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1325 UTC 18 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-207         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: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN
QUITO...GUAYAQUIL MWO...GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EXPLOSIONS...
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY AS OF 18/1245 UTC INDICATES
A VERY SMALL AREA OF ASH AND STEAM LEAVING THE SUMMIT AND PUSHING TO
THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. SUPPORTING THIS CONCLUSION IS THE LATEST
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT AT 1245 UTC WHICH INDICATES ASH OVER
THE VOLCANO. THE ASH AND STEAM IS BELIEVED TO BE REACHING ABOUT
FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/1930 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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ORRISON
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