FVXX21 KWBC 160140
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0140 UTC 16 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-318         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 15/1800
UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: A PILOT REPORT AT 15/1900 UTC INDICATED
VOLCANIC ASH TO FL270 IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO.  THE
FINAL VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE DAY AT 15/2245 UTC SHOWED A NARROW
ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0134S 7838W OR
APPROXIMATELY 25 KM (13 NMI) TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST.  AT
15/2300 UTC LATACUNGA REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO. 
A PLUME WAS NOT DISCERNIBLE IN EITHER INFRARED OR
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0115 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY EXISTING ASH BETWEEN FL170 AND FL270 WOULD
MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/0730 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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TURK
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