FVXX21 KWBC 210450
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0450 UTC 21 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-219       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. GOES-8 
VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0415 UTC SHOWED
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING TO THE EAST OF THE SUMMIT WITH MID LEVEL
CLOUDS ELSEWHERE.  NO ASH WAS DETECTED ABOVE THE CLOUD DECK.
YESTERDAYS GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE DAILY REPORT INDICATED THAT NO
EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED ON SUNDAY.                      
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TRAJECTORY: NIL.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 21/1100 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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TURK
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