FVXX21 KWBC 080725
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0725 UTC 08 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-285         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...AVIATION MODEL WINDS FORECAST...GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/0645 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE ANY DEFINITE AREAS OF ASH. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE AREA
OF CLOUDINESS ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO EARLIER SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THUS DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF ASH IS
QUITE DIFFICULT. THE LAST REPORT OF ASH WAS THROUGH A PILOT
REPORT ON MARCH 7TH WHICH INDICATED ASH TO FL240. THE VOLCANO
HOWEVER IS VERY RESTLESS AND COULD ERUPT AT ANY TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AND STEAM THAT MAY EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT
TO FL240 SHOULD MOVE TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1330 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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ORRISON
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