FVXX21 KWBC 182155
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2155 UTC 18 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-209         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: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY AS OF 18/2115 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE ANY DEFINABLE AREAS OF ASH. HOWEVER THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS
SURFACE REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF ASH OVER THE VOLCANO.
SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES SHOW AN ABUNDANCE OF CLOUDINESS WHICH IS
OBSCURING VIEW OF THE SUMMIT AND ADJACENT AREAS. THE MOST RECENT
HEIGHT ASSESSMENT IS FL240 FOR THE ASH AND STEAM.
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TRAJECTORY: SOUTH TO 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 19/0400 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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