FVXX21 KWBC 240650
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0650 UTC 24 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-232         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: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...GUAYAQUIL MWO...0000 UTC AVIATION
MODEL SOUNDING DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 24/0615 UTC IS INDICATING
A RATHER EXTENSIVE DECK OF CLOUDINESS LEFT OVER FROM EARLIER SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. NO ASH IS DETECTABLE AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER THERE WERE REPORTS AT 23/2225 UTC INDICATING ASH OVER THE
VOLCANO REACHING FL240. THUS SOME OF THIS ASH MAY WELL BE EMBEDDED
WITHIN THE ADJACENT CLOUD DECKS.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL240 SHOULD MOVE TO THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/1300 UTC UNLESS NEW
INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. 
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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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