FVXX21 KWBC 191045
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1045 UTC 19 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-212         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 19/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: REPORTED EXPLOSION WITH ASH AT 19/0244 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED TWO EXPLOSIONS OF
THE VOLCANO. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 19/0244 UTC WITH ASH TO A HEIGHT
OF 3 TO 4 KM MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST. A LATER EXPLOSION HAD ASH TO A
HEIGHT OF 2 KM ABOVE THE SUMMIT. NO ASH WAS VISIBLE IN THE LATEST
GOES-8 IMAGERY AT 1015 UTC BECAUSE OF CLOUDINESS.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL250 TO FL300 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT
15-20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/1700 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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