FVXX21 KWBC 270035
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0035 UTC 27 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-244        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 REPORT. 0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL WINDS
FORECAST.  GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE SIGMET
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF GASES WITH
OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2345 UTC SHOWED EXTENSIVE
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE SUMMIT AND THE SURROUNDING
VICINITY MAKING DETECTION OF ASH BELOW THE CLOUD DECK IMPOSSIBLE.
THE LAST INDICATION OF ASH CAME FROM A 26/1903 UTC GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORT INDICATING VOLCANIC ASH TO FL260 WAS OVER THE
SUMMIT AND MOVING WEST AT 1615 UTC. 
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/0630 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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TURK
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