FVXX21 KWBC 051920
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1920 UTC 05 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-275         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. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 05/1200
UTC AVIATION MODEL.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 05/1845 UTC SHOWED
NO ASH ALTHOUGH THERE WAS EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE AREA.
ASH WAS LAST REPORTED BY SURFACE OBSERVATION AT 04/2200 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WOULD MOVE
TOWARDS THE WEST OR WEST NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/0130 UTC.
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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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TURK
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