FVXX21 KWBC 140900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0900 UTC 14 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-310         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.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 14/0000 UTC AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 14/0815 UTC SHOWS
LAYERED CLOUDINESS BLANKETING THE AREA AROUND THE SUMMIT
MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  ASH WAS LAST SEEN ON THE
IMAGERY AT 13/2145 UTC EXTENDING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AWAY
FROM THE VOLCANO AT FL190.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH AT FL190 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/1500 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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WALTER
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