FVXX21 KWBC 141500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1500 UTC 14 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-311         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.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 14/0600
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 14/1415 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE LAYERED CLOUDINESS BLANKETING THE AREA AROUND THE
SUMMIT MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  ASH WAS LAST
DETECTED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 13/2145 UTC AND MOVED TO THE
WEST SOUTHWEST AT FL190. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO 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 14/2100 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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CLARK
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