FVXX21 KWBC 181545
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1545 UTC 18 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-208         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: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS...
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DETAILS OF ASH: SEVERAL REPORTS ARE INDICATING ASH EMISSIONS FROM
TUNGURAHUA AT THIS TIME. SURFACE REPORTS NOW INDICATE ASH OVER THE
VOLCANO REACHING FL240 AND A RECENT PILOT REPORT HAS CONFIRMED THE
ASH AS WELL.
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GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY AS OF 18/1515 UTC IS NOW INDICATING THIS
ASH FAIRLY WELL WITH A PLUME MOVING FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE
SOUTHWEST. THE DETECTABLE ASH IS BOUNDED BY 0121S7829W 0136S7836W
AND 0130S7842W. 
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TRAJECTORY: 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 18/2200 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/KARST
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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