FVXX21 KWBC 180130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 18 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-326         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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 17/1800
UTC AVIATION MODEL. GUAYAQUIL MWO REPORT
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 18/0045 UTC SHOWS thick
CLOUDS COVERING THE AREA AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY
DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  VISIBLE IMAGERY FROM EARLY THIS
MORNING SHOWED A NARROW PLUME OF ASH CONTINUING TO THE WEST.
ASH IS ESTIMATED AT FL180 BY THE GUAYAQUIL MWO. 
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TRAJECTORY: ACCORDING TO THE FORECAST MODELS ASH FROM THE
SUMMIT TO FL180 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 20 TO 25 KTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/0730 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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