FVXX21 KWBC 241310
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1310 UTC 24 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-233         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 24/1215 UTC DOES NOT SHOW
ANY ASH BUT THERE IS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE AREA.  THE LATEST
REPORT FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE INDICATES ASH AT FL280 MOVING
WEST TO NORTHWEST.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL280 IS FORECASTED TO MOVE JUST NORTH OF
WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/1900 UTC.

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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