FVXX21 KWBC 071330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1330 UTC 07 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-282         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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL SOUNDING DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS COVER THE REGION
AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY DETECTION OF ASH AND STEAM
DIFFICULT.  ANY ASH OR STEAM THAT IS PRESENT IS ESTIMATED AT
FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AND STEAM THAT MAY EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT
TO FL200 SHOULD MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1930 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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KARST
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