FVXX21 KWBC 110130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 11 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-296         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 FORECAST DATA...GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE 2345 UTC GOES-8 IMAGERY SHOWED LOW LEVEL
CLOUDINESS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO. NO ASH WAS VISIBLE.
THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE NOTED TODAY THAT RECENT VOLCANIC
ACTIVITY AT TUNGURAHUA HAS LARGELY BEEN CONFINED TO THE SUMMIT
AND IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 11/0730 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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