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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0030 UTC 01 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-256         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 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. SIX
HOUR AVN MODEL WINDS FORECAST FOR 01/0000 UTC.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: COUPLE MODERATE EXPLOSIONS TODAY.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THRU 29/2345 SHOWS BROKEN TO
SOLID CLOUDS OVER TUNGURAHUA MAKING ASH DETECTION IMPOSSIBLE
AT THIS TIME. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO REPORTS THAT
HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING OVER THE VOLCANO ALL DAY LONG.
THEY DID REPORT A COUPLE OF MODERATE EXPLOSIONS BUT NO ASH
COULD BE SEEN FROM THE GROUND OBSERVERS DUE TO THE ADVERSE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH UP TO FL300
WOULD MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/0630 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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