FVXX21 KWBC 030730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0730 UTC 03 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-265         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. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.  GUAYAQUIL
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: AT 02/2345 UTC THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO MOVING WEST. AN EARLIER
GEOPHYSICAL  REPORT INDICATED ASH AT FL190.  SATELLITE DATA
THOUGH 0715 UTC DOES NOT SHOW ANY ASH ALTHOUGH THERE IS
EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE AREA.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1330 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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