FVXX21 KWBC 081320
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1320 UTC 08 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-286         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.  SIX HOUR WINDS FORECAST FROM THE 
0600 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 08/1245 UTC DOES NOT
SHOW ANY AREAS OF ASH. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF MIDDLE
AND LOW LEVEL CLOUDINESS ACROSS THE REGION.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL250
WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1930 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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