FVXX21 KWBC 170130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 17 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-322         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 16/1800 UTC AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE LATEST INFRARED IMAGERY AT 17/0115 DOES
NOT SHOW ANY ASH.  THE LAST USEABLE VISIBLE IMAGERY OF THE DAY
AT 16/2215 UTC SHOWS A FAINT LOW LEVEL PLUME EXTENDING
APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 0128S 7900W. IT IS UP TO 10 NMI
WIDE AND APPROXIMATELY 30 NMI LONG ALTHOUGH CLOUDS MIGHT BE
OBSCURING ASH FURTHER WEST. HEIGHT IS ESTIMATED AROUND FL190.

TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT AT FL190 WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST AT 20
KTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/0730 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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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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