FVXX21 KWBC 190300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0300 UTC 19 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-210         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..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  6 HOUR
WIND FORECAST FROM THE 18/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: REPORTED EXPLOSION WITH ASH AT 19/0218 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS AN EXPLOSION OF
THE VOLCANO WITH ASH OCCURRING AT 19/0218 UTC.  ASH WAS REPORTED TO
BE 2KM ABOVE SUMMIT LEVEL OR FL230 MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST.
NOTHING IS SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY SINCE GOES-8 IS IN RAPID SCAN
MODE.  ROUTINE GOES-8 IMAGING WILL RESUME AT 19/0326 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL230 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 10-15
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/0900 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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